Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

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...

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...

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...

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

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...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

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.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.