Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

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...

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.

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

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.

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Whatever you do, do with all your might

Whatever you do, do with all your might

My invitation to you is to begin living every moment as though you are miraculous...

My invitation to you is to begin living every moment as though you are miraculous...

Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built upon the...

Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built upon the...