Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament...

These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament...

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

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...

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...

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

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...

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

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

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

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

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

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

We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free

We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

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

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

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

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.