The best interpreter of the law is custom.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

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...

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

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

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

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

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

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

By doubting we come at truth.

By doubting we come at truth.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

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...

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...

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...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

God did not build you to pull over during the storms of life; He built...

God did not build you to pull over during the storms of life; He built...

If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.

If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.

The first wealth is health.

The first wealth is health.

A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor

A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor