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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O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

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...

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...

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

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

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

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...

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 foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age.

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age.

We are the children of a technological age. We have found streamlined ways of doing...

We are the children of a technological age. We have found streamlined ways of doing...

We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and...

We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and...