All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

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...

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

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

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of...

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of...

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say...

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say...

Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

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...

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.

The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk...

The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk...

Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry....

Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry....