But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's bones and the soul out of his belly, contending with the strange rapacity of savage life, the lower stage of creation, he cannot make the…

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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.

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

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...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

The sinews of war are infinite money.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

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...

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Before beginning, prepare carefully

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion...

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion...

The Patriot Act removed major legal barriers that prevented the law enforcement, intelligence, and national...

The Patriot Act removed major legal barriers that prevented the law enforcement, intelligence, and national...