The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

Hatred is inveterate anger.

Hatred is inveterate anger.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

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.

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

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...

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of the pleasant falsehoods which...

The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of the pleasant falsehoods which...

Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.