To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

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 sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of...

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of...

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

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

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

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

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...

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in...

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in...

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...

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.