The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who deserves the respect and homage of men

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

In time of war the laws are silent.

In time of war the laws are silent.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

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

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

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing...

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing...

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

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...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

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.

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

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...

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...

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Honor is the reward of virtue.