I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Topics: Ignorance Quotes, Knowledge Quotes

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

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

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

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

No sane man will dance.

No sane man will dance.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Whatever you do, do with all your might

Whatever you do, do with all your might

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

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

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

To live is to think.

To live is to think.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in...

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in...

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.

A letter does not blush.

A letter does not blush.

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

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...

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

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.