Men in no way approach so nearly to the gods as in doing good to men. [Lat. , … - Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I was one of those kids who wanted to do everything, I wanted to be a marine biologist, an actress, a writer, an environmentalist, an activist.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Men in no way approach so nearly to the gods as in doing good to men. [Lat. , Homines ad deos nulla re propius accedunt, quam salutem hominibus dando. ]

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Whatever is graceful is virtuous, and whatever is virtuous is graceful.

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A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.

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More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity. It will steal you blind.

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