It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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...

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...

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

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

Empire and liberty.

Empire and liberty.

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for...

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for...

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he...

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he...

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...