Cicero ( 6 of 26 )
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.
There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.
True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can any feigned thing read more
True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can any feigned thing be lasting.
Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be read more
Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be kept up unless men are under some force or necessity of honestly paying what they owe to one another.
