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  1. A quotation from Cicero

    MARCUS: And so, whatever that may be which possesses thought, wisdom, life, vitality — it must be of Heaven and divine, and therefore immortal.
     
    [Ita, quicquid est illud, quod sentit, quod sapit, quod vivit, quod viget, caeleste et divinum ob eamque rem aeternum sit necesse est.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 27 (1.27) / sec. 66 (1.66) (45 BC) [tr. Black (1889)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #tusculandisputations #divinity #eternallife #immortality #life #sentience #soul

  2. A quotation from Cicero

    MARCUS: And so, whatever that may be which possesses thought, wisdom, life, vitality — it must be of Heaven and divine, and therefore immortal.
     
    [Ita, quicquid est illud, quod sentit, quod sapit, quod vivit, quod viget, caeleste et divinum ob eamque rem aeternum sit necesse est.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 27 (1.27) / sec. 66 (1.66) (45 BC) [tr. Black (1889)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #tusculandisputations #divinity #eternallife #immortality #life #sentience #soul

  3. A quotation from Cicero

    MARCUS: And so, whatever that may be which possesses thought, wisdom, life, vitality — it must be of Heaven and divine, and therefore immortal.
     
    [Ita, quicquid est illud, quod sentit, quod sapit, quod vivit, quod viget, caeleste et divinum ob eamque rem aeternum sit necesse est.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 27 (1.27) / sec. 66 (1.66) (45 BC) [tr. Black (1889)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #tusculandisputations #divinity #eternallife #immortality #life #sentience #soul

  4. A quotation from Cicero

    MARCUS: And so, whatever that may be which possesses thought, wisdom, life, vitality — it must be of Heaven and divine, and therefore immortal.
     
    [Ita, quicquid est illud, quod sentit, quod sapit, quod vivit, quod viget, caeleste et divinum ob eamque rem aeternum sit necesse est.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 27 (1.27) / sec. 66 (1.66) (45 BC) [tr. Black (1889)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #tusculandisputations #divinity #eternallife #immortality #life #sentience #soul

  5. A quotation from Cicero

    MARCUS: There is naturally in our minds a quite insatiable longing to discover truth.
     
    [Natura inest in mentibus nostris insatiabilis quaedam cupiditas veri.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 19 (1.19.) / sec. 44 (1.44) (45 BC) [tr. Douglas (1985)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #tusculandisputations #desire #inquiry #intellect #mind #questioning #truth #truthseeking

  6. A quotation from Epicharmus

    I don’t want to die, but I don’t worry about being dead.
     
    [Emori nolo, sed me esse mortuum nihil æstimo.]

    Epicharmus of Kos (c. 540 – c. 450 BC) Greek dramatist and philosopher
    Fragment 230 K-A = B 11 DK [tr. Douglas (1985)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/epicharmus/85106/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #epicharmus #cicero #death #dying #mortality #restinpeace

  7. A quotation from Cicero

    For indeed it is possible that a man may think well, and yet not be able to express his thoughts elegantly; but for any one to publish thoughts which he can neither arrange skillfully nor illustrate so as to entertain his reader, is an unpardonable abuse of letters and retirement: they, therefore, read their books to one another, and no one ever takes them up but those who wish to have the same license for careless writing allowed to themselves.
     
    [Fieri autem potest, ut recte quis sentiat et id quod sentit polite eloqui non possit; sed mandare quemquam litteris cogitationes suas, qui eas nec disponere nec inlustrare possit nec delectatione aliqua allicere lectorem, hominis est intemperanter abutentis et otio et litteris. Itaque suos libros ipsi legunt cum suis, nec quisquam attingit praeter eos, qui eandem licentiam scribendi sibi permitti volunt.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 3 (1.3) / sec. 6 (1.6) (45 BC) [tr. Yonge (1853)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #author #clarity #clique #communication #elegance #entertainment #expression #organization #selfindulgence #writing #writinggroup

  8. A quotation from Cicero

    MARCUS: As a field, though fertile, cannot yield a harvest without cultivation, no more can the mind without learning.
     
    [Ut ager quamvis fertilis sine cultura fructuosus esse non potest, sic sine doctrina animus.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 2, ch. 5 (2.5) / sec. 13 (2.13) (45 BC) [tr. Peabody (1886)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #tusculandisputations #accomplishment #cultivation #development #education #harvest #learning #mind #potential #productivity #soul

  9. Hype for the Future 214/284: Chicago West (Inner Suburbs)

    Overview The traditional inner suburbs of the western Chicago area, many of whose amenities are often described as “Chicago West,” often refer to the communities of Cicero, Berwyn, Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park in the western portion of the inner region. Today, the communities are each directly integrated into the urban grid system based on the Chicago city grid with public transit services often related to the inner city. Cicero The community of Cicero is a western suburban […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  10. A quotation from Accius

    Let them hate me, so long as they fear me.
     
    [Óderint, dum métuant.]

    Accius (170-c. 86 BC) Roman tragic poet, literary scholar [Lucius Accius, Lucius Attius]
    Atreus (fragment 168) [tr. Kline (2010)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/lucius-accius/20033/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #accius #cicero #seneca #suetonius #caligula #compliance #danger #despot #fear #hatred #leadership #lifeanddeath #threat #tyrant #terrorism #coersion #obedience #compulsion #power

  11. A quotation from Cicero

    Let us spurn the rewards of today and look to future glory; let us deem best what is most honorable; let us hope for what we want, but bear what befalls us; finally, let us consider that even the bodies of brave men and great citizens are mortal; but that activity of the mind and the glory of virtue are for ever.
     
    [Praesentis fructus neglegamus, posteritatis gloriae serviamus; id esse optimum putemus quod erit rectissimum; speremus quae volumus, sed quod acciderit feramus; cogitemus denique corpus virorum fortium magnorum hominum esse mortale, animi vero motus et virtutis gloriam sempiternam.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Pro Sestio [For Publius Sestius], ch. 68 / sec. 143 (56-02 BC) [tr. @sentantiq (2011)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #prosestio #aspirations #courage #endurance #future #glory #honor #immortality #mortality #persistence #posterity #reputation #tomorrow #virtue

  12. Jörg Müller @praesolgka@bawü.social ·

    @OhWeh Der #Cicero-Titel bezieht sich wohl auf einen Artikel, der #Milei feiert und die #Hausdurchsuchung bei #Bolz nach dessen Verwendung eines #Nazi-Wordings als Meme kritisiert und das Ganze zu einer Fundamentalkritik am Staat an sich hochstilisiert.

    Die Hausdurchsuchung bei Bolz, die schlicht darin bestand, sich von ihm bestätigen zu lassen, dass er Urheber des zum #Ermittlungsverfahren führenden Postings war, kann man natürlich kritisieren. Die Strafnorm will verhindern, dass Nazi-Symbole wieder alltäglich werden. Hier stellen sich immer Fragen der #Verhältnismäßigkeit und auch des #Anfangsverdachts, wenn im Rahmen einer kritischen Auseinandersetzung derartige Memes oder Wordings z.B. ironisch oder - wie bei durchgestrichenem #Hakenkreuz
    - klar ablehnend verwendet werden.

    In dem Cicero-Artikel wird das Ganze aber plump dazu benutzt, den Staat statt als Garant für #freiheitlich-demokratische #Rechtsstaatlichkeit als Feind und Gefahr dafür zu framen, #libertär eben. Da wäre jede Differenzierung störend, logisch.

    Tatsächlich ist staatliche Macht in einem demokratischen Rechtsstaat immer regulierungs- und kritikbedürftig, damit sie Freiheit nachhaltig schützt und nicht abwürgt. Darum geht es den libertären Kräften aber nicht. Sie wollen einfach unkontrolliert ihrem Drang nach Bereicherung nachgehen können.

    Wer sich differenziert über die Durchsuchung bei Bolz informieren möchte, sei der verlinkte Artikel empfohlen.

    Und zu Deiner Frage: #Notheis und Cicero vertreten damit zwar sicher nicht die gesamte #CDU, aber ich fürchte, doch eine aktuell relevante Strömung darin, die sich gern rechtsstaatlicher Kontrolle von Regierungsmacht entledigen würde.

    lto.de/recht/hintergruende/h/b

    #Dobrindt #Spahn