Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.
Marcus Tullius CiceroRead
What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.
Interpretation
Ill-gotten gains lead to inevitable loss or waste.
This quote by Cicero emphasizes the principle that wealth or possessions acquired through dishonest or unethical means are ultimately doomed to be wasted or lost. It serves as a reminder that integrity in how we obtain our resources influences their longevity and value in our lives.
In practice
During a discussion on ethics in business, one might use this quote to highlight the importance of integrity in earning wealth.
Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.
Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defence can actually be just.
Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.
Nothing contributes to the entertainment of the reader more, than the change of times and the vicissitudes of fortune.
No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.
Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end.
My favorite three words in the English language are: βI donβt knowβ, because every time I say them, I learn something new.
Take life easily, lovingly, playfully, non-seriously. Seriousness is a disease, the greatest disease of the soul and playfulness the greatest health.
Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.
Growing up on the plantation there in Mississippi, I would work Monday through Saturday noon. I'd go to town on Saturday afternoons, sit on the street corner, and I'd sing and play.
It's an awful truth that suffering can deepen us, give a greater lustre to our colours, a richer resonance to our words.
For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.
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