We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

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

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...

People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.

People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.

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...

Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.

Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

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

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

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

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

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

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...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

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 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...

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

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

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.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.