The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

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.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

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...

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

Empire and liberty.

Empire and liberty.

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 man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

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...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

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...

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...

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

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...

What then is freedom ? The power to live as one wishes

What then is freedom ? The power to live as one wishes

When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything...

When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything...

You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man's freedom....

You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man's freedom....