The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

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

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.

People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.

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...

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

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...

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...

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

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...

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

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...

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

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...

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...

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Laws are silent in time of war.

Laws are silent in time of war.

Hatred is settled anger

Hatred is settled anger

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.