The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The sinews of war are infinite money.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

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

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

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

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...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

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.

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.

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament...

These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament...

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

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 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.

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.