Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

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

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

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...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but...

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but...

In time of war the laws are silent.

In time of war the laws are silent.

No sane man will dance.

No sane man will dance.

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in...

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

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.

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...

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.