In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies and who understands...

One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies and who understands...

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

The law is silent during war

The law is silent during war

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason...

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason...

In time of war the laws are silent.

In time of war the laws are silent.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Reason should direct and appetite obey

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.