A letter does not blush.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

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

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and...

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and...

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

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...

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...

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...

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

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...

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...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...