"They who dare to ask anything of..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
They who dare to ask anything of a friend, by their very request seem to imply that they would do anything for the sake of that friend.
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“Virtue is uniform, conformable to reason, and of unvarying consistency; nothing can be added to it that can make it more than virtue; nothing can be taken from it, and the name of virtue be left.”
“I speak of that learning which wakes us acquainted with the boundless extent of nature, and the universe, and which even while we remain in this world, discovers to us both heaven, earth, and sea.”
“Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.”
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“To him who disgraces his family life is no life, and to such a person there is no one a friend, neither while living nor when dead.”
“True friends share genuine closeness and remain friends irrespective of fluctuating fortunes.”
“We must be ever on the search for some persons whom we shall love and who will love us in return. If good will and affection are taken away, every joy is taken from life.”
More on Trust
“We hold the view that the people make the best judgment in the long run.”
“Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.”
“A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.”