Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

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

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

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

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

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.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

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.

No sane man will dance.

No sane man will dance.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

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

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

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

The good of the people is the greatest law.

The good of the people is the greatest law.

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...