On the record44 BC
They are carried, so to speak, beyond themselves with self-conceit and self-will; nor can anything be more perfectly intolerable than a successful fool.
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In his philosophical treatise, Cicero critiques the arrogance and self-indulgence that often accompany success, particularly in those lacking wisdom.
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