Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

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...

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

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

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

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

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.

Laws are silent in time of war.

Laws are silent in time of war.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

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

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...

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

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

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

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...

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing...

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing...

When we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the...

When we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the...

Without friends no one would choose to live.

Without friends no one would choose to live.