Guilt is present in the very hesitation, even though the deed be not committed.
Marcus Tullius CiceroI cannot find a faithful message-bearer," he wrote to his friend, the scholar Atticus. "How few are they who are able to carry a rather weighty letter without lightening it by reading.
Marcus Tullius CiceroTall oaks grow from little acorns.Testing. This is the text of an item. Testing. Origin. Testing. Quoted. Testing. Source. The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit.
Marcus Tullius CiceroLet arms yield to the toga, let the [victor's] laurel yield to the [orator's] tongue.
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