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

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

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.

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...

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

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise...

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise...

Like associates with like.

Like associates with like.

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

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...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

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...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them,...

Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them,...

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.