Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

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.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he...

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he...

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...

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

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...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

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...

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

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.