Empire and liberty.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

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...

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...

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

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

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

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.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

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

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

To live is to think.

To live is to think.

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...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

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...

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.