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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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

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...

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly,...

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly,...

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

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.

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.

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe,...

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

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

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

If, in the present chaotic and shameful struggle for existence, when organized society offers a...

If, in the present chaotic and shameful struggle for existence, when organized society offers a...

While there is a lower class I am in it; while there is a criminal...

While there is a lower class I am in it; while there is a criminal...