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

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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...

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Hatred is settled anger

Hatred is settled anger

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err,...

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err,...

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

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...

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

A home without books is a body without soul.

A home without books is a body without soul.

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

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

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

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

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

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.