True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false… - Cicero

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True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can anything feigned be lasting.

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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Años poderosos les gustan los sicofantes, los iguales les estaban agradecidos por su amabilidad y los inferiores no deseaban otra cosa que servir a personas mas nobles y excepcionales.

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True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can anything feigned be lasting. - Cicero

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