If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

The good of the people is the greatest law.

The good of the people is the greatest law.

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.

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he...

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he...

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...

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

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

Hatred is inveterate anger.

Hatred is inveterate anger.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.

Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

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...

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.