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There Is No Treasure The Which May Be Compared Unto A Faithful Friend; Gold Some Decayeth, And Worldly Wealth Consumeth, And Wasteth In The Winde; But Love Once Planted In A Perfect And Pure Minde Indureth Weale And Woe; The Frownes Of Fortune, Come They Never So Unkinde, Cannot The Same Overthrowe.

-Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There Is No Treasure

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There Is No Treasure The Which May Be Compared Unto A Faithful Friend; Gold Some Decayeth, And Worldly Wealth Consumeth, And Wasteth In The Winde; But Love Once Planted In A Perfect And Pure Minde Indureth Weale And Woe; The Frownes Of Fortune, Come They Never So Unkinde, Cannot The Same Overthrowe.

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Endless Money Forms The Sinews Of War. [lat., Nervi Belli Pecunia Infinita.]

Men In No Way Approach So Nearly To The Gods As In Doing Good To Men. [lat., Homines Ad Deos Nulla Re Propius Accedunt, Quam Salutem Hominibus Dando.]

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There Is Wickedness In The Intention Of Wickedness, Even Though It Be Not Perpetrated In The Act.

The More Laws, The Less Justice.

Life Is Nothing Without Friendship.

In Times Of War, The Law Falls Silent.

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Pleasant Is The Recollection Of Dangers Past.

No One Was Ever Great Without Some Portion Of Divine Inspiration.

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Silent Enim Leges Inter Arma (laws Are Silent In Times Of War).

Not To Be Covetous, Is Money; Not To Be A Purchaser, Is A Revenue.

The Long Time To Come When I Shall Not Exist Has More Effect On Me Than This Short Present Time, Which Nevertheless Seems Endless.

If You Have A Garden And A Library, You Have Everything You Need.

There Is No Quality I Would Rather Have, And Be Thought To Have, Than Gratitude. For It Is Not Only The Greatest Virtue, But Is The Mother Of All The Rest.

It Shows A Weak Mind Not To Bear Prosperity As Well As Adversity With Moderation.

Learning Is A Kind Of Natural Food For The Mind.

Who Doesn't Know That The First Law Of History Is Not To Dare To Say Anything False, And The Second Is Not To Refrain From Saying Anything True?

No One Sees What Is Before His Feet: They Scan The Tracks Of Heaven.

Live As Brave Men; And If Fortune Is Adverse, Front Its Blows With Brave Hearts.

What Is Impossible By The Nature Of Things Is Not Confirmed By Any Law.

Wisdom Is Not Only To Be Acquired, But Enjoyed.

The Judgment Of Posterity Is Truer, Because It Is Free From Envy And Malevolence.

Yield, Ye Arms, To The Toga; To Civic Praise, Ye Laurels.

Never Go To Excess, But Let Moderation Be Your Guide.

All Things Are Full Of God.

Let Us Remember That Justice Must Be Observed Even To The Lowest.

If I Had More Time, I Would Have Written A Shorter Letter.

Excessive Liberty Leads Both Nations And Individuals Into Excessive Slavery. [lat., Nimia Libertas Et Populis Et Privatis In Nimiam Servitutem Cadit.]

Persistence In A Single View Has Never Been Regarded As A Merit In Political Leaders.

Dissimulation Creeps Gradually Into The Minds Of Men.

Politicians Are Not Born; They Are Excreted.

No Phase Of Life, Whether Public Or Private, Can Be Free From Duty.

It Is A Man's Own Dishonesty, His Crimes, His Wickedness, And Boldness, That Takes Away From Him Soundness Of Mind; These Are The Furies, These The Flames And Firebrands, Of The Wicked.

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A Thankful Heart Is The Greatest Virtue.

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Probabilities Direct The Conduct Of The Wise Man.

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All Things Tend To Corrupt Perverted Minds.

Nature Abhors Annihilation. [lat., Ab Interitu Naturam Abhorrere.]

A Person Who Is Wise Does Nothing Against Their Will, Nothing With Sighing Or Under Coercion.

Hatred Is A Settled Anger.

Can There Be Greater Foolishness Than The Respect You Pay To People Collectively When You Despise Them Individually?

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Let A Man Practice The Profession Which He Best Knows.

No One Has The Right To Be Sorry For Himself For A Misfortune That Strikes Everyone.

The Life Of The Dead Consists In The Recollection Cherished Of Them By The Living.

Everyone Has His Besetting Sin.

The Roots Of Knowledge Are Bitter, But Its Fruit Are Sweet.

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