Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

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...

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

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

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

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.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

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...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is like castor oil, easy to give, but dreadful to take.

Advice is like castor oil, easy to give, but dreadful to take.

I would like to advise all the dear brothers and sisters and also myself to...

I would like to advise all the dear brothers and sisters and also myself to...