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"In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names." -
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Top 5 quotes from Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book."
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"There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it."
"An unjust peace is better than a just war."
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