Maxioms by Cicero
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.
When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and read more
When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
Taxes are the sinews of the state.
Taxes are the sinews of the state.