The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth. The second is that he shall suppress nothing that is true. Moreover, there shall be no suspicion of partiality in his writing, or of malice.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Topics: Historians Quotes, Sincerity Quotes, Truth Quotes

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Like associates with like.

Like associates with like.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the...

The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the...

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...

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

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

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of...

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

The sinews of war are infinite money.

The sinews of war are infinite money.