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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Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

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

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

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...

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...

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.

Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.

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

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

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

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.