The sinews of war are infinite money.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Topics: Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

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...

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of...

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of...

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...

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...

Empire and liberty.

Empire and liberty.

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

A home without books is a body without soul.

A home without books is a body without soul.

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...

Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

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...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries?

Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries?

Memories may escape the action of the will, may sleep a long time, but when...

Memories may escape the action of the will, may sleep a long time, but when...