The best interpreter of the law is custom.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without...

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without...

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...

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...

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

Empire and liberty.

Empire and liberty.

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for...

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for...

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

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...

A man of courage is also full of faith.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly,...

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly,...

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...

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...

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

To him, money was like the toy bank notes in Monopoly: he wanted it, not...

To him, money was like the toy bank notes in Monopoly: he wanted it, not...

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.