Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Since an intelligence common to us all makes things known to us and formulates them in our minds, honorable actions are ascribed by us to virtue, and dishonorable actions to vice; and only a madman would conclude that these judgments are matters of opinion, and not fixed by nature.


Since an intelligence common to us all makes things known to

Summary

This quote emphasizes the concept of a shared intelligence that allows humans to perceive and understand the world around them. It states that this intelligence enables us to differentiate between virtuous and dishonorable actions, attributing the former to virtue and the latter to vice. It argues against the idea that these judgments are subjective or mere matters of personal opinion, asserting that they are instead inherently grounded in nature. Thus, anyone disregarding this natural order and considering these judgments as mere matters of opinion would be deemed irrational or mad.

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Honor
By Marcus Tullius Cicero
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