On the record44 BC
For if we bring a certain amount of propriety and order into the transactions of daily life, we shall be conserving moral rectitude and moral dignity.
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Cicero
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Cicero, discussing the practical application of moral principles, asserts that maintaining propriety and order in daily affairs preserves one's moral rectitude and dignity.
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