The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and … - Cicero

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The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

Cicero

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Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC), infrequently known by the anglicized name Tully in the Middle Ages and after, was a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul and constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.

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Native Name: M.Tullius M.f.M.n. Cor. Cicero

Alternative Names: Marcus Tullius Cicero • M. Tullii Ciceronis • M. Tullius Cicero • Tully

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Vera gloria radices agit atque etiam propagatur, ficta omnia celeriter tamquam flosculi decidunt nec simulatum potest quicquam esse diuturnum.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings

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The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. - Cicero

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