Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

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

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

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

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

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

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.

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

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...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to...

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to...

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

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 sinews of war are infinite money.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

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...

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...