Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in...

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in...

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

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.

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will...

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will...

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

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

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

For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.

For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.

Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours...

Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours...