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

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there...

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there...

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...

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

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...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without...

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without...

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently...

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of...

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

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...

The mind of each man is the man himself

The mind of each man is the man himself

...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

The world is beautiful, but has a disease called man.

The world is beautiful, but has a disease called man.

Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one...

Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one...