There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften.
About this quote
- Attributed to
- Cicero
- Source
- Cicero, Epistles, IV. 5. Said by Servius Sulplicius to Cicero.
- Culture / tradition
- Roman
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- ✓ Verified source
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