Of a great spirit is moderation in prosperity.
Magni pectoris est inter secunda moderatio.
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Suasoriae; Chapter I
It is the sign of a great spirit to be moderate in prosperity.
The entire world would perish, if pity were not to limit anger.
It is wrong not to give a hand to the fallen; this law is universal to the whole human race.
The whole world would have been destroyed if compassion did not put an end to anger.
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