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Sentence #28791

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AlanF_US AlanF_US June 11, 2013 June 11, 2013 at 6:32:48 PM UTC link Permalink

The original quote (from Cicero) is generally translated as "We are not born for ourselves alone" (though I personally prefer "We are not born for our sake alone.") However, the sentence makes sense without "alone", and seeing that it has already been translated, it's best not to change it.


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We are not born for ourselves. [Quote]

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We are not born for ourselves.

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