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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There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

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...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

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...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

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...

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

The law is silent during war

The law is silent during war

Of course there's a different law for the rich and poor; otherwise, who would go...

Of course there's a different law for the rich and poor; otherwise, who would go...

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases...

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases...