An unjust peace is better than a just war.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of...

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of...

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

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,...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

The good of the people is the greatest law.

The good of the people is the greatest law.

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could...

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could...

Even the striving for equality by means of a directed economy can result only in...

Even the striving for equality by means of a directed economy can result only in...