On the record44 BC
That moral goodness which we look for in a lofty, high-minded spirit is secured, of course, by moral, not by physical, strength.
Said by
Cicero
Source
gutenberg.orgCicero: “That moral goodness which we look for in a lofty, high-minded spirit is secured, of course, by moral, not by physical…”
Editor's note · Context
In his work on duties, Cicero asserts that true moral goodness and a noble spirit are derived from moral strength rather than physical power.
Share
More from Cicero
44 BC
There are, on the other hand, two kinds of injustice--the one, on the part of those who inflict wrong, the other on the part of those who, when they can, do not shield from wrong those upon whom it is being inflicted.
44 BC
For we contend, for example, with a fellow-citizen in one way, if he is a personal enemy, in another, if he is a rival: with the rival it is a struggle for office and position, with the enemy for life and honour.
44 BC
But for all cases we have one rule, with which I desire you to be perfectly familiar: that which seems expedient must not be morally wrong; or, if it is morally wrong, it must not seem expedient.
44 BC
He was wrong; for deceit does not remove the guilt of perjury--it merely aggravates it. #The ancient Roman discipline.# His cunning that impudently tried to masquerade as prudence was, therefore, only folly.
Other voices in this conversation
