Cicero Quote - In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.

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Interesting quote.

 

Not sure if it is hubris (Hubris ( /ˈhjuËbrɪs/), also hybris, means extreme haughtiness, pride or arrogance. Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one's own competence or capabilities, especially when the person exhibiting it is in a position of power.), but interesting idea.

 

http://www.booktrope.com/book/44104/45482

 

" Homines ad deos nulla re proprius accedunt quam salutem hominibus dando. " " (In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.)-Cicero - Pro Ligario, 12

Marcus Tullius Cicero ( /ˈsɪsɪroÊŠ/; Classical Latin: [ˈkikeroË]; January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC; sometimes anglicized as Tully), was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.[1][2]

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Homines enim ad deos nulla re propius accedunt quam salutem hominibus dando. 12. At no time does man approach more nearly to the gods than when engaged in the rescue of his fellow-man.

Locke, MD