History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life, and brings us tidings of antiquity.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

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

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

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

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

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

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

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

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

Laws are silent in time of war.

Laws are silent in time of war.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

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...

It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich...

It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich...

Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which...

Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which...