The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the...

The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the...

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err,...

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err,...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

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.

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

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

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

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

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

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

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

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

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

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...