On the record44 BC
For it is as much a sign of weakness to give way to one's feelings in success as it is in adversity.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “For it is as much a sign of weakness to give way to one's feelings in success as it is in adversity.”
Editor's note · Context
From his work on moral philosophy, Cicero asserts that emotional indulgence is a weakness, whether in good times or bad.
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