Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad intentions of men

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

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

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

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

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

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...

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...

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

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...

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of...

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of...

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

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.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

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...