To some extent I liken slavery to death.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The good of the people is the greatest law.

The good of the people is the greatest law.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes...

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

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...

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

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

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Before beginning, prepare carefully

The sinews of war are infinite money.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

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...

Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.

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.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...