Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

The law is silent during war

The law is silent during war

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

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.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and...

While there's life, there's hope.

While there's life, there's hope.

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

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...

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people...

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people...

The one real object of education is to have a man in the condition of...

The one real object of education is to have a man in the condition of...

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.

The whole art of teaching is the only art of awakening the natural curiosity of...

The whole art of teaching is the only art of awakening the natural curiosity of...