Tag Archives: Marcus Tullius Cicero

First Principles: It Is Not Enough To Acquire Wisdom, It Is Necessary To Employ It

Posted on January 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not enough to acquire wisdom, it is necessary to employ it.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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First Principles: Gratitude Is Not Only the Greatest of Virtues, But the Parent of All Others

Posted on November 28, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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First Principles: True Law Is Right Reason In Agreement With Nature; It Is Of Universal Application

Posted on June 27, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“True law is right reason in agreement with Nature; it is of universal application. Unchanging and everlasting; it summons to duty by its commands and averts from wrongdoing by its prohibitions” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Thought For the Day: The First Principle of Society Consists In the Marriage Tie, the Next In Children, the Next In A Family Within One Roof

Posted on June 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The first principle of society consists in the marriage tie, the next in children, the next in a family within one roof, where everything is in common. This society gives rise to the city, and is, as it were, the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: To Be Ignorant of What Occurred Before You Were Born Is To Remain Always A Child

Posted on November 29, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” – … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Exists A Law…Inborn In Our Hearts…If Our Lives Are Endangered…Any and Every Method of Protecting Ourselves Is Morally Right

Posted on September 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“There exists a law, not written down anywhere but inborn in our hearts; a law which comes to us not by training or custom or reading but by derivation and absorption and adoption from nature itself; a law which has … Continue reading →

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First Principles: What Is Morally Wrong Can Never Be Advantageous, Even When It Enables You To Make Some Gain You Believe To Be To Your Advantage

Posted on December 13, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“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. The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The More Laws, the Less Justice

Posted on October 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The more laws, the less justice.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)

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Thought For the Day: Do Not Hold the Delusion That Your Advancement Is Accomplished By Crushing Others

Posted on January 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Do not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)

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Thought For the Day: We Are Obliged To Respect, Defend and Maintain the Common Bonds of Union and Fellowship That Exist Among All Members of the Human Race

Posted on September 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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