"Nature ordains that a man should wish..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Nature ordains that a man should wish the good of every man, whoever he may be, for this very reason that he is a man.
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More on Humanity
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More on Goodness
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“Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.”