Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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In time of war the laws are silent.

In time of war the laws are silent.

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

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

Whatever you do, do with all your might

Whatever you do, do with all your might

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

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...

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...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

A letter does not blush.

A letter does not blush.

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...

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...

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.

Like associates with like.

Like associates with like.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.