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Mere Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Should this my firm persuasion of the soul's immortality prove to be a mere delusion, it is at least a pleasing delusion, and I will…
- The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious.
- Please go on, make your threats. I don't like to submit to mere implication.
- What is morally wrong can never be advantageous, even when it enables you to make some gain that you believe to be to your advantage.…
- For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is demoralizing.
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