Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

Empire and liberty.

Empire and liberty.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

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...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

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.

A home without books is a body without soul.

A home without books is a body without soul.

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

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...

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

No sane man will dance.

No sane man will dance.