In time of war the laws are silent.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

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...

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

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...

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

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

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

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

A man of courage is also full of faith.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

What then is freedom ? The power to live as one wishes

What then is freedom ? The power to live as one wishes

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.

Some friends play at friendship, but a true friend sticks closer than one's nearest kin.

Some friends play at friendship, but a true friend sticks closer than one's nearest kin.

We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that...

We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that...