Marcus Tullius Cicero

A home without books is a body without soul. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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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 Cicero

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Silence is one of the great arts of conversation. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The sinews of war are infinite money. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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