"It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness."
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"We must not say every mistake is a foolish one."
― Cicero
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"What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children? "
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"Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief. "
― Cicero
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"Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends."
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"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
― Cicero
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"Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide."
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"Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason."
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"No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone ."
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"The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed."
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"Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered."
― Cicero
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"It is our own evil thoughts which madden us."
― Cicero
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"What is morally wrong can never be advantageous, even when it enables you to make some gain that you believe to be to your advantage. The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious."
― Cicero
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