THE SIX MISTAKES OF MAN<\/p>\n
The illusion that personal gain is made up of crushing others.<\/p>\n
The tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed or cor-<\/p>\n
rected.<\/p>\n
Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish<\/p>\n
it.<\/p>\n
Refusing to set aside trivial preferences.<\/p>\n
Neglecting development and refinement of the mind, and not ac-<\/p>\n
quiring the habit of reading and study.<\/p>\n
Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.<\/p>\n
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO<\/p>\n
(106 B.C.-43 B.C.)<\/p>\n
Roman statesman and man of letters, Cicero was Rome\u2019s greatest orator and its most articulate philosopher. The last years of republican Rome are often referred<\/p>\n
to as the Age of Cicero.<\/p>\n
Cicero was once called the father of his country. He was a brilliant orator,<\/p>\n
lawyer, statesman, writer, poet, critic, and philosopher who lived in the century be-<\/p>\n
fore the birth of Christ and was momentously involved in all the conflicts between<\/p>\n
Pompey, Caesar, Brutus, and many of the other historical characters and events<\/p>\n
that make up ancient Roman history. He had a brilliant and long political career<\/p>\n
and was an established writer whose work was considered the most influential of<\/p>\n
its time. In those days, however, dissidents were not treated kindly. He was<\/p>\n
executed in 43 B.C., his head and hands displayed on the speaker\u2019s platform at the Forum in Rome.<\/p>\n
In one of his most memorable treatises, Cicero outlined the six mistakes of<\/p>\n
man as he saw them evidenced in ancient Rome. Twenty centuries later I repeat<\/p>\n
them here, with a brief commentary. We still can learn from our ancestors of antiq-<\/p>\n
uity, and I trust my corroboration of Cicero\u2019s six mistakes will not lead to my head<\/p>\n
and hands being displayed at our national speakers forum!<\/p>\n
Mistake #1: The illusion that personal gain is made up of crushing others. This is a<\/p>\n
problem that unfortunately is still with us today. There are two ways to have the tallest building in town. One way is to go around crushing everyone else\u2019s buildings, but this method seldom works for long because those having their buildings razed will eventually come back to haunt the<\/p>\n
crusher. The second way is to work on your own building and watch it grow. And<\/p>\n
so it is in politics, business, and our own individual lives.<\/p>\n
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