Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

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...

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

No sane man will dance.

No sane man will dance.

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...

What then is freedom ? The power to live as one wishes

What then is freedom ? The power to live as one wishes

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.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...