The welfare of the people is the ultimate law.
Cicero
The man who backbites an absent friend, nay, who does not stand up for him when another blames him, the man who angles for bursts of laughter and for the repute of a wit, who can invent what he never saw, who cannot keep a secret that man is black at heart mark and avoid him.
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History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.
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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
virtues gratitude parent
Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.
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There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.
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Let your desires be ruled by reason.
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The people's good is the highest law.
good law
Where is there dignity unless there is honesty
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To each his own.
There is nothing so ridiculous but some philosopher has said it.
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The wise are instructed by reason ordinary minds by experience the stupid, by necessity and brutes by instinct.
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Live as brave men and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.
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Force overcome by force.
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By force of arms.
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