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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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.

Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.

In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.

Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.

Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

Empire and liberty.

Empire and liberty.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

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...

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

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...

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

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...

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

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...