More law, less justice.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will...

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

The sinews of war are infinite money.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

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

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

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...

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.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Whatever you do, do with all your might

Whatever you do, do with all your might

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

What is permissible is not always honorable.

What is permissible is not always honorable.