True nobility is exempt from fear.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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In time of war the laws are silent.

In time of war the laws are silent.

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free

We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

Laws are silent in time of war.

Laws are silent in time of war.

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.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to...

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to...

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

If I err in my belief that the souls of men are immortal, I err...

If I err in my belief that the souls of men are immortal, I err...

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is...

Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is...