What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Before beginning, prepare carefully

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

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...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

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...

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

More law, less justice.

More law, less justice.