Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Reason should direct and appetite obey

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

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...

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second...

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second...

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

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

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

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.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

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...

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...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them...

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them...

One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have...

One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have...

The belief that becomes truth for me - is that which allows me the best...

The belief that becomes truth for me - is that which allows me the best...