Honor is the reward of virtue.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

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...

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

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...

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

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...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

Empire and liberty.

Empire and liberty.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

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...

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

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.

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at...

Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at...

Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.

Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.