But some one will say that this supreme Being, who made all things, and those also who conferred on men particular benefits, are entitled to their respective worship.

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There is no one, who possesses intelligence and uses reflection, who does not understand that...

There is no one, who possesses intelligence and uses reflection, who does not understand that...

Homer was able to give us no information relating to the truth, for he wrote...

Homer was able to give us no information relating to the truth, for he wrote...

But God, who is the Eternal Mind, is undoubtedly of excellence, complete and perfect in...

But God, who is the Eternal Mind, is undoubtedly of excellence, complete and perfect in...

Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge...

Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge...

Therefore God is one, if that which admits of so great power can be nothing...

Therefore God is one, if that which admits of so great power can be nothing...

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to...

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to...

The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled...

The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled...

Cicero, in his treatise concerning the Nature of the Gods, having said that three Jupiters...

Cicero, in his treatise concerning the Nature of the Gods, having said that three Jupiters...

But God, who is immortal, has no need of difference of sex, nor of succession.

But God, who is immortal, has no need of difference of sex, nor of succession.

For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to...

For if the honour paid to Him is shared by others, He altogether ceases to...

Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the...

Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the...

The poets, therefore, however much they adorned the gods in their poems, and amplified their...

The poets, therefore, however much they adorned the gods in their poems, and amplified their...

Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other...

Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other...

When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in...

When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in...

For if God is a title of the highest power, He must be incorruptible, perfect,...

For if God is a title of the highest power, He must be incorruptible, perfect,...

Nobody is poor unless he stand in need of justice.

Nobody is poor unless he stand in need of justice.

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.

Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.

Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.

At my age flowers scare me.

At my age flowers scare me.

Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age as your beauty fades,...

Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age as your beauty fades,...

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.