When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer which takes bread from innocent mouths and deprives honorable men of their substance, for votes with which to perpetuate itself.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is...

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...

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he...

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

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...

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

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...

A letter does not blush.

A letter does not blush.

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

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

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Old age has been charged with being insensible to pleasure and to enjoyments arising from...

Too many people grow up. That's the real trouble with the world, too many people...

Too many people grow up. That's the real trouble with the world, too many people...

At 60 the sexual preoccupation, when it hits you, seems sometimes sharper, as if it...

At 60 the sexual preoccupation, when it hits you, seems sometimes sharper, as if it...

It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and...

It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and...

We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.

We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.