He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes do nothing.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he...

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he...

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

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...

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

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...

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

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

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

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...

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

My mind tells me to give up, but my heart won't let me.

My mind tells me to give up, but my heart won't let me.

A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.

A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.