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

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

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...

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...

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...

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

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...

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.

The mind of each man is the man himself

The mind of each man is the man himself

More law, less justice.

More law, less justice.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...