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

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Laws are silent in time of war.

Laws are silent in time of war.

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

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.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

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...

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

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...

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude roots that can be pulled up.

If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor,...

If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor,...