Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to...

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to...

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.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

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.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

By doubting we come at truth.

By doubting we come at truth.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second...

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second...

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

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

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

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.

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Fidelity is a gift not a requirement.

Fidelity is a gift not a requirement.

Even when I'm dead, I'll swim through the Earth, like a mermaid of the soil,...

Even when I'm dead, I'll swim through the Earth, like a mermaid of the soil,...

Truth is one, but error proliferates. Man tracks it down and cuts it up into...

Truth is one, but error proliferates. Man tracks it down and cuts it up into...