"Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom."
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
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"What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk.“
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
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