Marcus Tullius Cicero Quote Explained: Habit is, as it were, a second nature. [Lat., Consuetudo quasi altera natura effici.]

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Nature abhors annihilation. [Lat., Ab interitu naturam abhorrere.]

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Anyone may fairly seek his own advantage, but no one has a right to do so at another’s expense.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the opposite. Explain

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Men think they may justly do that for which they have a precedent.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Example

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It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor. Explain

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Would that I could discover truth as easily as I can uncover falsehood.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Falsehood

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Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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It is foolish to pluck out one’s hair for sorrow, as if grief could be assuaged by baldness.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Habit is, as it were, a second nature. [Lat., Consuetudo quasi altera natura effici.]

Habit is, as it were, a second nature. [Lat., Consuetudo quasi altera natura effici.]

Nature abhors annihilation. [Lat., Ab interitu naturam abhorrere.]

Anyone may fairly seek his own advantage, but no one has a right to do so at another’s expense.

This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the opposite. Explain

Men think they may justly do that for which they have a precedent.

It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor. Explain

Would that I could discover truth as easily as I can uncover falsehood.

Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.

It is foolish to pluck out one’s hair for sorrow, as if grief could be assuaged by baldness.

Successful people form habits that feed their success, instead of habits that feed their failure.

When you’re literally carrying a child you can cut back on bad habits.

The only proper way to eliminate bad habits is to replace them with good ones.

Tension is a habit. Relaxing is a habit. Bad habits can be broken, good habits formed.

Do every day or two something for no other reason than its difficulty.

All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits.

We are stereotyped creatures, imitators and copiers of our past selves.

We all have a lifelong habit of inferiority to our full self…”

Habit is, as it were, a second nature. [Lat., Consuetudo quasi altera natura effici.]

Habit is, as it were, a second nature. [Lat., Consuetudo quasi altera natura effici.]

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