DAY 51
On Duties
De Officiis
📌 ONE QUESTION FROM THE BOOK
When my personal interest conflicts with moral duty, which path do I choose?
📝ONGO's Reflection
When I first opened this book, my heart stopped at the earnest counsel a great Roman statesman left to his son. Watching the fall of the Republic, Cicero wrote about "duty," the noblest value a human being must uphold. The duty he speaks of is not mere obedience to rules, but the choice that proves one's character at the decisive moment when self-interest collides with the good of the community. That is why, whenever I feel the temptation to compromise, I find myself taking out this book to read again.
— ONGO · Curator
"Nothing is truly profitable that is not also morally right."Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Duties
"도덕적으로 옳은 것 외에는 진정으로 유익한 것은 없다."
🌱Apply It Today
Today, when you find yourself torn between a small shortcut that benefits you and the troublesome but right thing to do, choose the latter without hesitation.
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