"It is better to receive than to do injury."
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"Time obliterates the fictions of opinion and confirms the decisions of nature."
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"Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you."
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"Let a man practice the profession which he best knows."
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"Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction."
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"Nature herself makes the wise man rich."
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"Freedom is participation in power."
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"The safety of the people shall be the highest law."
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"The good of the people is the greatest law."
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"An army abroad is of little use unless there are prudent counsels at home. [Lat., Parvi enim sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi.]"
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"It is the act of a bad man to deceive by falsehood."
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"Thou knowest how numerous this tribe is, how united and how powerful in the assemblies. I will plead in a low voice so that only the judges may hear, for instigators are not lacking to stir up the crowd against me, and against all the best citizens. To scorn, in the interest of the Republic, this multitude of Jews so often turbulent in the assemblies shows a singular strength of mind. The money is in the Treasury; they do not accuse us of theft; they seek to stir up hatreds."
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"The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust."
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"Kindness is produced by kindness."
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"Dogs wait for us faithfully."
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"Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts."
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"No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration."
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"Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide."
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"Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? In heaven's name,Catiline, how long will you abuse ourpatience?"
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"A life of peace, purity and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old age."
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