Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Hatred is settled anger

Hatred is settled anger

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

A letter does not blush.

A letter does not blush.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

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...

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

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...

No sane man will dance.

No sane man will dance.

While there's life, there's hope.

While there's life, there's hope.

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Before beginning, prepare carefully

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...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject

To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject

Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

Self righteousness belongs to narrow-minded.

Self righteousness belongs to narrow-minded.