The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of us are servants of the law, that we all may be free.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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...

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

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...

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

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...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

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

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

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.