Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

No sane man will dance.

No sane man will dance.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

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.

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

In time of war the laws are silent.

In time of war the laws are silent.

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

If I err in my belief that the souls of men are immortal, I err...

If I err in my belief that the souls of men are immortal, I err...

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

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...

More law, less justice.

More law, less justice.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.