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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No one can give you better advice than yourself.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

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...

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

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...

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he...

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he...

Hatred is settled anger

Hatred is settled anger

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.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

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...