Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes About Mankind
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The precept, "Know yourself," was not solely intended to obviate the pride of mankind; but likewise that we might understand our own worth.
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The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind.
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Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century: Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others; Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected; Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it; Refusing to set aside trivial preferences; Neglecting development and refinement of the mind; Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.
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The beauty of the world and the orderly arrangement of everything celestial makes us confess that there is an excellent and eternal nature, which ought to be worshiped and admired by all mankind.
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It is difficult to persuade mankind that the love of virtue is the love of themselves.
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Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.
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That is probable which for the most part usually comes to pass, or which is a part of the ordinary beliefs of mankind.
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They who say that we should love our fellow-citizens but not foreigners, destroy the universal brotherhood of mankind, with which benevolence and justice would perish forever.
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