In times of war, the law falls silent.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROWe must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.
More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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Not for ourselves alone are we born.
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Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.
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I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know.
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Life is nothing without friendship.
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It is foolish to tear one’s hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.
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While there’s life, there’s hope.
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To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory.
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The welfare of the people is the highest law.
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The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.
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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
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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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What is sweeter than lettered ease?
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To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches.
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Law applied to its extreme is the greatest injustice.
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To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?
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