Laws are silent in time of war.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

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.

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

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

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...

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...

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 might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

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...

Empire and liberty.

Empire and liberty.

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.