I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

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

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say...

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say...

No sane man will dance.

No sane man will dance.

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...

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.

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...

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

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...

Whatever you do, do with all your might

Whatever you do, do with all your might

Here's my advice: Go ahead and be whacky. Get into a crazy frame of mind...

Here's my advice: Go ahead and be whacky. Get into a crazy frame of mind...

I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had ever been before,...

I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had ever been before,...