Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.
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To live is to think.
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Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable.
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Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.
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So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.
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Laws are silent in time of war.
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I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.
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No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
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According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.
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If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.
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The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
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The best interpreter of the law is custom.
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It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.
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In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.
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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
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Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.
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Hatred is settled anger.
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Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.
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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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No obligation to do the impossible is binding.
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The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.
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I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.
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As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind.
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The safety of the people shall be the highest law.