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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What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

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...

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...

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

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.

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...

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.

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing...

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing...

Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.

Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.

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.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator

A home without books is a body without soul.

A home without books is a body without soul.

A letter does not blush.

A letter does not blush.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

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

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

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

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

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

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.