O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you do not know how wretched you are!

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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...

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

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

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

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

Like associates with like.

Like associates with like.

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...

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...

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...

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

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...

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...

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

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...

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

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

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.

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.