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Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

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...

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

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

In time of war the laws are silent.

In time of war the laws are silent.

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but...

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but...

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

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.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.

In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in...

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in...

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...

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

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...

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

To a person in love, the value of the individual is intuitively known. Love needs...

To a person in love, the value of the individual is intuitively known. Love needs...

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking