Honor is the reward of virtue.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

The good of the people is the greatest law.

The good of the people is the greatest law.

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without...

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without...

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

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.

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Reason should direct and appetite obey

More law, less justice.

More law, less justice.

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...

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...

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...

Yet will that beauteous image make The dreary sea less drear And thy remembered smile...

Yet will that beauteous image make The dreary sea less drear And thy remembered smile...

God can take broken pieces and turn them into master pieces.

God can take broken pieces and turn them into master pieces.