So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

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....

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

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.

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

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

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

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.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

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...

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.

People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.