Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

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...

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

More law, less justice.

More law, less justice.

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...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

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.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

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...

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

To live is to think.

To live is to think.

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...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

A nation's life is about as long as its reverential memory

A nation's life is about as long as its reverential memory