On the record44 BC
For it was the virtue of the man that I loved, and that has not suffered death.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgFor it was the virtue of the man that I loved, and that has not suffered death.
From a philosophical dialogue on friendship, reflecting on the enduring legacy of a departed friend's virtue.
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