The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

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...

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...

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

The mind of each man is the man himself

The mind of each man is the man himself

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies and who understands...

One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies and who understands...

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

It is not the responsibility of the government or the legal system to protect a...

It is not the responsibility of the government or the legal system to protect a...

If you are for smaller government, then our candidate is for you. We are for...

If you are for smaller government, then our candidate is for you. We are for...