“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”

— Cicero · Wisdom quote

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. — Cicero quote card
Statesman and orator · 106 BC – 43 BC

Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer and orator considered the master of Latin prose. His speeches, letters and philosophical works, including On Friendship, transmitted Greek philosophy to the Roman world.

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