Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.
Marcus Tullius CiceroRead
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
Interpretation
Wisdom enables us to differentiate right from wrong.
This quote by Cicero conveys the essence of wisdom as the ability to discern between good and evil. It emphasizes that true wisdom lies not just in knowledge, but in the moral judgments and ethical decisions that guide our actions in life.
In practice
In a speech about ethical decision-making in business, I might say, 'As Cicero stated, the function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.'
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