On the record44 BC
For the more peculiarly his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “For the more peculiarly his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.”
Editor's note · Context
Cicero emphasizes in his ethical treatise that an individual's character is most effective and suitable when it is genuinely their own.
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