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Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

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...

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

By doubting we come at truth.

By doubting we come at truth.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the...

The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the...

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

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.

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...

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.