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

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

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...

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...

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

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...

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

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...

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

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

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

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

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

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

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

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.

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...