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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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...

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

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...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but...

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but...

Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

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...

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...

Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

Like associates with like.

Like associates with like.

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for...

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for...

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...