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Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, for example, who more than two millennia later gave his name to the American city of Cincinnati, is supposed to have returned from semi-exile in the 450s BCE to become dictator and lead Roman armies to victory against their enemies before nobly retiring straight back to his farm without seeking further political glory.
Mary Beard • SPQR
is a good daemon, or a good thing. What then art
Marcus Aurelius • Meditations
“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.” —MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO
John Romaniello, Adam Bornstein, • Man 2.0 Engineering the Alpha
thou workest at that which is before thee, following right reason seriously, vigorously, calmly, without allowing anything else to distract thee, but keeping thy divine part pure, as if thou shouldst be bound to give it back immediately; if thou holdest to this, expecting nothing, fearing nothing, but satisfied with thy present activity according
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Cicero's "Paradoxa Stoicorum" (Stoic Paradoxes)
Only the morally good is truly good - Virtue is the only genuine good, while things like wealth, health, and pleasure are morally indifferent.
Virtue is sufficient for happiness - A person who possesses virtue has everything necessary for a happy life, regardless of external circumstances.
All sins are
il sent naître en lui et l’envahir une forme de dégoût pour tout ce qui est public. Il se résigne : que d’autres défendent les droits du peuple, qui se préoccupe davantage des jeux et des combats de gladiateurs que de sa liberté ; il ne s’agit plus pour Cicéron, désormais, que de rechercher sa propre liberté intérieure, de la trouver et de lui
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‘Socrates is an evil-doer, and a curious person,