I prefer nothing but that they act like themselves, and I like myself.
• Reported by Marcus Tullius Cicero in a letter to Atticus.
• Variant translations:
• There is nothing I like better than that I should be true to myself and they to themselves.
• Reported by Marcus Tullius Cicero in a letter to Atticus.
• Variant translations:
• There is nothing I like better than that I should be true to myself and they to themselves.
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Nihil enim malo quam et me mei similem esse et illos sui.
— Julius Caesar
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nihil enim malo quam et me mei similem esse et illos sui." in the context of "I prefer nothing but that they act like themselves, and I like myself.
• Reported by Marcus Tullius Cicero in a letter to Atticus.
• Variant translations:
• There is nothing I like better than that I should be true to myself and they to themselves." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Julius Caesar" (Disputed)
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About Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR) (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman religious, military, and political leader. He played an important part in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. His conquest of Gaul extended the Roman world all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, with the first Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, as well as a brilliant politician and one of the ancient world's strongest leaders.
About Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR) (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman religious, military, and political leader. He played an important part in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. His conquest of Gaul extended the Roman world all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, with the first Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, as well as a brilliant politician and one of the ancient world's strongest leaders.
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