Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

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...

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

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

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

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

A home without books is a body without soul.

A home without books is a body without soul.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

While there's life, there's hope.

While there's life, there's hope.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

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

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

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

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

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

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

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...

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...

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were...

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were...

This is why I studied literature in college. This is why I became a teacher:...

This is why I studied literature in college. This is why I became a teacher:...