We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

While there's life, there's hope.

While there's life, there's hope.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Laws are silent in time of war.

Laws are silent in time of war.

Hatred is inveterate anger.

Hatred is inveterate anger.

Like associates with like.

Like associates with like.

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...

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

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

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

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

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...

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

Money was made, not to command our will, But all our lawful pleasures to fulfill....

Money was made, not to command our will, But all our lawful pleasures to fulfill....

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A penny saved is a penny earned.