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Lasting glory cannot be won by pretence, empty show or hypocritical talk
Drawn from what Cicero said
What Cicero actually said
- Cicero Roman statesman, orator and philosopher (106 to 43 BCE)
For if anyone thinks that he can win lasting glory by pretence, by empty show, by hypocritical talk and looks, he is very much mistaken.
Where this was said
↗De Officiis (tr. Walter Miller, 1913)gutenberg.org
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