The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROSilence is one of the great arts of conversation.
More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.
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Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?
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Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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A mental stain can neither be blotted out by the passage of time nor washed away by any waters.
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He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.
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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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Cultivation of the mind is as necessary as food to the body.
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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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For walk where we will, we tread upon some story.
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Endless money forms the sinews of war.
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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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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
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What an ugly beast is the ape, and how like us.
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Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.
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The welfare of the people is the highest law.
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