Maxioms by Marcus Tullius Cicero
True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit read more
True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.
The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth. The second is that he read more
The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth. The second is that he shall suppress nothing that is true. Moreover, there shall be no suspicion of partiality in his writing, or of malice.
Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.
Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.
In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.
In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.
Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
