Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

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 are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

If I err in my belief that the souls of men are immortal, I err...

If I err in my belief that the souls of men are immortal, I err...

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

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.

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 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...

Hatred is inveterate anger.

Hatred is inveterate anger.

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...

Work is the source of nearly all the misery in the world. Almost any evil...

Work is the source of nearly all the misery in the world. Almost any evil...

Given the amount of unjust suffering and unhappiness in the world, I am deeply grateful...

Given the amount of unjust suffering and unhappiness in the world, I am deeply grateful...

Life is a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of...

Life is a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of...