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Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

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...

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

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...

A man of courage is also full of faith.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

To live is to think.

To live is to think.

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...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

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.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

Hatred is inveterate anger.

Hatred is inveterate anger.