Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

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...

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

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...

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

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...

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...

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly,...

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly,...

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Reason should direct and appetite obey

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a...

Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a...

A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection...

A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection...