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

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

To live is to think.

To live is to think.

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

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...

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...

What is permissible is not always honorable.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

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

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

These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament...

These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament...

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...

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

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

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...

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Find the seed at the bottom of your heart and bring forth a flower.

Find the seed at the bottom of your heart and bring forth a flower.

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of a prayer.

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of a prayer.