On the record44 BC
If we are prudent then, we shall rein in our impulse to affection as we do chariot horses.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “If we are prudent then, we shall rein in our impulse to affection as we do chariot horses.”
Editor's note · Context
From a philosophical dialogue on the nature of true friendship, this passage advises caution in forming new bonds.
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