On the record44 BC
The better and more noble, therefore, the character with which a man is endowed, the more does he prefer the life of service to the life of pleasure.
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Cicero
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From his treatise on moral duties, Cicero asserts that noble character naturally leads one to prioritize public service over personal gratification.
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