True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

The mind of each man is the man himself

The mind of each man is the man himself

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

When the tribe first sat down in a circle and agreed to allow only one...

When the tribe first sat down in a circle and agreed to allow only one...

Make crime pay. Become a Lawyer.

Make crime pay. Become a Lawyer.

He was a lawyer who usually operated with the delicacy of a Lexington Avenue express...

He was a lawyer who usually operated with the delicacy of a Lexington Avenue express...