In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

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...

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Laws are silent in time of war.

Laws are silent in time of war.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

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

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

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of...

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of...

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...

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

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...

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will...

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will...

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.

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.