True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long. (Cicero)

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

Cicero

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