What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children?
Marcus Tullius CiceroGreat is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.
Marcus Tullius CiceroThe pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
Marcus Tullius CiceroThe countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.
Marcus Tullius CiceroThat last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.
Marcus Tullius CiceroBrevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.
Marcus Tullius CiceroNo poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.
Marcus Tullius CiceroThe nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.
Marcus Tullius CiceroI am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.
Marcus Tullius CiceroNo one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
Marcus Tullius CiceroNature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.
Marcus Tullius CiceroHatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.
Marcus Tullius CiceroThe function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
Marcus Tullius CiceroThere is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.
Marcus Tullius CiceroRather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.
Marcus Tullius CiceroVirtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
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