There are no snares more dangerous than those which lurk under the guise of duty or the name of relationship.
– Marcus Tullius Cicero
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- Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
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- We are bound by the law, so that we may be free. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
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- It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
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- The only time you’ve been under me is when I’ve been inside of you and even then, you’re never truly under me. I always remain under you. – Kenya Wright
- It turns out that an eerie type of chaos can lurk just behind a facade of order – and yet, deep inside the chaos lurks an even eerier type of order. – Douglas R Hofstadter
- Human nature defeats me sometimes, how greed and spite can lurk so divisively around the utmost courage and sacrifice. – Jennifer Ryan
- The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls… – Edgar Allan Poe
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- Silence is where my demons lurk, taunting me endlessly day after day until the end of time…yet still I wait, revelling in their company… – Virginia Alison
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- Be yourself! Don’t try to fabricate your personality in the guise of impressing others. – Ashish Patela
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- Who has been unhooking the stars without my permission, and putting them on the table in the guise of candles? – Victor Hugo
- How much self-love comes in the guise of selfless devotion! – Susan Sontag
- To confront death, in any guise, is to identify with the victim and face what is unsettling and sobering – EB White
- Transformation can come in the mysterious guise of shape-shifting, or through a simple change of mind – CR Strahan