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

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

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.

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.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Empire and liberty.

Empire and liberty.

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

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

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...

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and...

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and...

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...

Laws are silent in time of war.

Laws are silent in time of war.

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

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...

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

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

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's...

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

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

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.