The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

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

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

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...

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

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

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

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

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...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.