For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROHe only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.
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The welfare of the people is the highest law.
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Nature herself has imprinted on the minds of all the idea of God.
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It is a great thing to know your vices.
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Knowledge which is divorced from justice may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
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In times of war, the law falls silent.
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What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does, he should do with all his might.
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The life given us, by nature is short; but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal.
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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
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Books: our unfailing companions.
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What an ugly beast is the ape, and how like us.
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The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
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Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.
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We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.
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We must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.
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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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