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

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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.

Empire and liberty.

Empire and liberty.

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.

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...

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

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...

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

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...

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...

By doubting we come at truth.

By doubting we come at truth.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

A home without books is a body without soul.

A home without books is a body without soul.

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

All books are either dreams or swords,You can cut, or you can drug, with words.

All books are either dreams or swords,You can cut, or you can drug, with words.