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

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

A home without books is a body without soul.

A home without books is a body without soul.

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Laws are silent in time of war.

Laws are silent in time of war.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of...

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of...

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...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes...

He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes...

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.

Whatever you do, do with all your might

Whatever you do, do with all your might

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

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

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

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

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

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...

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

To the victor belongs the spoils

To the victor belongs the spoils

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.