# de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum 2.53

Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi048.perseus-lat2, Book 2. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/cicero/de-finibus-bonorum-et-malorum/2.53

sunt enim levia et perinfirma, quae dicebantur a te, animi conscientia improbos excruciari, tum etiam poenae timore, qua aut afficiantur aut semper sint in metu ne afficiantur aliquando. non oportet timidum aut inbecillo animo fingi non bonum illum virum, qui, quicquid fecerit, ipse se cruciet omniaque formidet, sed omnia callide referentem ad utilitatem, acutum, versutum, veteratorem, facile ut excogitet quo modo occulte, sine teste, sine ullo conscio fallat.

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Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, ed. Theodor Schiche. Text: the Perseus Digital Library, canonical-latinLit, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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