Quote of Marcus Tullius Cicero - This is the truth: as from...
Biography - Marcus Tullius Cicero:
Roman politician and lawyer.
Born: -106 - Died: -43
Period:
1st century BC
2nd century BC
Place of birth: Italy
Born: -106 - Died: -43
Period:
1st century BC
2nd century BC
Place of birth: Italy
This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.
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Quotes about life:
Quotes for: truth
To be able to discern what is true as true and what is false as false — this is the mark and character of intelligence.
Truth prevails only to the extent that we successfully assert it. The victory of reason can only be the victory of rational people.
Quotes for: fire
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
Love can no more continue without a constant motion than fire can and when once you take hope and fear away, you take from it its very life and being.
The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.
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