The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROEndless money forms the sinews of war.
More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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We must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.
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Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you.
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It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
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Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.
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If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.
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A room without books is like a body without a soul.
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But I must at the very beginning lay down this principle—friendship can only exist between good men.
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The life of the dead is set in the memory of the living.
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Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.
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Not for ourselves alone are we born.
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Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
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Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered.
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The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.
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When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.
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Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.
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