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Sunday, October 7, 2012

The 11 Axioms of Marcus Tullius Cicero

The 11 Axioms of Marcus Tullius Cicero:

01. The poor: work and work,
02. The rich: exploit the poor,
03. The soldier: protects both,
04. The taxpayer: pays for all three,
05. The wanderer: rests for all four,
06. The drunk: drinks for all five,
07. The banker: robs all six,
08. The lawyer: misleads all seven,
09. The doctor: kills all eight,
10. The undertaker: buries all nine,
11. The Politician: lives happily on account of all the ten.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul and constitutionalist.