A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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...

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

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...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

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.

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...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

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...

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

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

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

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...

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

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...

I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they (the whites...

I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they (the whites...

Let them hate, so long as they fear.

Let them hate, so long as they fear.

We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of...

We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of...

In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is darkest before dawn.

In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is darkest before dawn.

Responsive leaders prefer knowledge and information to be spread as widely as possible among the...

Responsive leaders prefer knowledge and information to be spread as widely as possible among the...