Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Before beginning, prepare carefully

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

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...

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

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...

Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old...

Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old...

I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your...

I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your...