This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The mind of each man is the man himself

The mind of each man is the man himself

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Hatred is settled anger

Hatred is settled anger

A letter does not blush.

A letter does not blush.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Reason should direct and appetite obey

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for...

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain...

Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain...

The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall...

The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall...

DO NOT anguish over your past! Let go of everything that does NOT nourish you.

DO NOT anguish over your past! Let go of everything that does NOT nourish you.