I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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,...

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise...

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise...

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.

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

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.

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

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...

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

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

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

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

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...

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

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

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

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

A short saying often contains much wisdom.

A short saying often contains much wisdom.