Thrift is of great revenue.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

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

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

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

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

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

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

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

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.

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills...

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise...

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise...

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

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,...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

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.

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...

They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant...

They (the days) come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant...

It is not difficult to write in Spanish; the Spanish language is a gift from...

It is not difficult to write in Spanish; the Spanish language is a gift from...

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of...

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of...