Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Topics: Fidelity Quotes, Truth Quotes

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of...

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of...

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...

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

In time of war the laws are silent.

In time of war the laws are silent.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

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.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

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...

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

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.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

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...

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...