On the record44 BC
While they take the sting out of death, they add a glory to the life of the survivors.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “While they take the sting out of death, they add a glory to the life of the survivors.”
Editor's note · Context
From his philosophical treatise on friendship, Cicero explains how the bond of friendship mitigates the pain of death and ennobles the lives of those who remain.
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