Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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.

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly,...

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly,...

A letter does not blush.

A letter does not blush.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.

Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.

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...

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.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason...

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason...

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

A home without books is a body without soul.

A home without books is a body without soul.

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

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

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

What is permissible is not always honorable.