Reason should direct and appetite obey

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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.

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

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...

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...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

A home without books is a body without soul.

A home without books is a body without soul.

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

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....

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

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...

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.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will...

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will...

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.