Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

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...

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

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...

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

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...

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

Hatred is inveterate anger.

Hatred is inveterate anger.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

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.