I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind.
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
CI CiceroStatesman & orator · 106–43 BCEWat dit citaat betekent
A thankful heart tends to give rise to kindness, generosity, and humility. Gratitude is less a single virtue than the soil the others grow in.
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Roman statesman, orator, and writer whose speeches and essays on duty, friendship, and virtue influenced centuries of thought.
This line is among the quotes by Cicero that readers return to on dankbaarheid — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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