The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

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

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

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

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...

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

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...

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err,...

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err,...

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

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...

I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just...in...

I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just...in...

From the suites of Davos to the streets of Seattle, there is a growing consensus...

From the suites of Davos to the streets of Seattle, there is a growing consensus...

Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only...

Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only...

Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men,...

Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men,...