We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write in contempt of glory, inscribe their names.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

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.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something...

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

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.

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...

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship...

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

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...

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

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

The law is silent during war

The law is silent during war

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.

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing...

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

Justice is truth in action.

Justice is truth in action.

When we talk about equal pay for equal work, women in the workplace are beginning...

When we talk about equal pay for equal work, women in the workplace are beginning...