Reason should direct and appetite obey

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...

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

To live is to think.

To live is to think.

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of...

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of...

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.

Hatred is settled anger

Hatred is settled anger

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 man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

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.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

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

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

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

More law, less justice.

More law, less justice.