The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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An unjust peace is better than a just war.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

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

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

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to...

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to...

We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free

We are in bondage to the law so that we might be free

He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes...

He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

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 sinews of war are infinite money.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.