It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

To live is to think.

To live is to think.

Like associates with like.

Like associates with like.

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

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

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

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...

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

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

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

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...

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

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...

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second...

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second...

True nobility is exempt from fear.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

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

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