The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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True nobility is exempt from fear.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

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...

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...

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

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

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

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and...

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with...

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

No sane man will dance.

No sane man will dance.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

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...

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full...

Thrift is of great revenue.

Thrift is of great revenue.

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...