Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

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.

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

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...

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.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.

Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.

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.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

If I err in my belief that the souls of men are immortal, I err...

If I err in my belief that the souls of men are immortal, I err...

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise...

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise...

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.