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

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

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.

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will...

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will...

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...

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

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

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

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

No sane man will dance.

No sane man will dance.

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

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

The good of the people is the greatest law.

The good of the people is the greatest law.

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

When I was young there was no respect for the young, and now that I...

When I was young there was no respect for the young, and now that I...

The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an...

The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an...

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

When pleasure interferes with business, give up business.

When pleasure interferes with business, give up business.