When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus.

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It is possible that Mount Olympus may have supplied the poets with the hint for...

It is possible that Mount Olympus may have supplied the poets with the hint for...

Homer was able to give us no information relating to the truth, for he wrote...

Homer was able to give us no information relating to the truth, for he wrote...

But some one will say that this supreme Being, who made all things, and those...

But some one will say that this supreme Being, who made all things, and those...

But God, who is the Eternal Mind, is undoubtedly of excellence, complete and perfect in...

But God, who is the Eternal Mind, is undoubtedly of excellence, complete and perfect in...

The poets, therefore, however much they adorned the gods in their poems, and amplified their...

The poets, therefore, however much they adorned the gods in their poems, and amplified their...

Therefore God is one, if that which admits of so great power can be nothing...

Therefore God is one, if that which admits of so great power can be nothing...

For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent,...

For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent,...

Cicero, in his treatise concerning the Nature of the Gods, having said that three Jupiters...

Cicero, in his treatise concerning the Nature of the Gods, having said that three Jupiters...

For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to...

For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to...

Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other...

Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other...

Nobody is poor unless he stand in need of justice.

Nobody is poor unless he stand in need of justice.

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.

Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the...

Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the...

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to...

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to...

Let us come to the philosophers, whose authority is of greater weight, and their judgment...

Let us come to the philosophers, whose authority is of greater weight, and their judgment...

The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled...

The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled...

There is no one, who possesses intelligence and uses reflection, who does not understand that...

There is no one, who possesses intelligence and uses reflection, who does not understand that...

Prior to the passage of the Patriot Act, it was very difficult - often impossible...

Prior to the passage of the Patriot Act, it was very difficult - often impossible...

Comrades! We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all

Comrades! We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all

If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward...

If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward...