In times of war, the law falls silent.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROFor the whole life of a philosopher is, as the same philosopher says, a meditation on death.
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It is a great thing to know your vices.
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In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.
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What can be more delightful than to have some one to whom you can say everything with the same absolute confidence as to yourself?
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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
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The life of the dead is placed on the memories of the living. The love you gave in life keeps people alive beyond their time. Anyone who was given love will always live on in another’s heart.
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Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.
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Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.
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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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A man of faith is also full of courage.
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The welfare of the people is the highest law.
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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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The life of the dead is set in the memory of the living.
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Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.
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Instead let Virtue herself, by her own unaided allurements, summon you to a glory that is genuine and real.
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Freedom is participation in power.
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Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.
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What an ugly beast is the ape, and how like us.
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Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.
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A room without books is like a body without a soul.
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Kindness is stronger than fear.
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Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you.
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For the whole life of a philosopher is, as the same philosopher says, a meditation on death.
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Never injure a friend, even in jest.
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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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I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.
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The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.
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