The sinews of war are infinite money.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

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.

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.

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Hatred is inveterate anger.

Hatred is inveterate anger.

In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.

In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.

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

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

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

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...

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

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...

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value

Each day provides its own gifts

Each day provides its own gifts

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.