I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

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

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

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

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...

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there...

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there...

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

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...

These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament...

These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

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...

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

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...