A letter does not blush.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Empire and liberty.

Empire and liberty.

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...

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.

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly,...

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly,...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

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...

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.

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

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

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

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason...

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason...

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.

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...

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...

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.

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.

It is not difficult to write in Spanish; the Spanish language is a gift from...

It is not difficult to write in Spanish; the Spanish language is a gift from...

I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that...

I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that...