Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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....

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...

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

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...

A man of courage is also full of faith.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

By doubting we come at truth.

By doubting we come at truth.

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

In time of war the laws are silent.

In time of war the laws are silent.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

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...

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

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...

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...

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

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...

If you have no friends to share or rejoice in your success in life --...

If you have no friends to share or rejoice in your success in life --...

The most fatal disease of friendship is gradual decay, or dislike hourly increased by causes...

The most fatal disease of friendship is gradual decay, or dislike hourly increased by causes...