Before beginning, prepare carefully

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

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.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

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...

By doubting we come at truth.

By doubting we come at truth.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament...

These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament...

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

A letter does not blush.

A letter does not blush.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and...

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and...

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

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

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

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

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...

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.