Laws are inoperative in war

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err,...

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err,...

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

More law, less justice.

More law, less justice.

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...

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say...

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say...

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

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

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

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there...

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there...

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

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...

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...

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

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.