Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

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.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

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...

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.

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

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...

What is permissible is not always honorable.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

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...

The state produced in the laboratory may be likened to a light doze, compared to...

The state produced in the laboratory may be likened to a light doze, compared to...

I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.

I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.

To all the students who drop out and failed high school: Remember two things; 1)...

To all the students who drop out and failed high school: Remember two things; 1)...

We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but...

We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but...

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory...

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory...

To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is...

To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is...