To some extent I liken slavery to death.
Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
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To some extent I liken slavery to death.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
- People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.
- The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.
- The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
- Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.
- Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.
- Hatred is settled anger.
- Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
- So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.
- The best interpreter of the law is custom.
- I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.
Best Quotes
- Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.
- We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options.
- I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.
- I exercise every morning. I do light weights - 5lb and 10lb arm exercises - and then lie and lift my arms and legs. It's all about keeping core strength. I do a lot of stretching too.
- Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature.
- Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
- I think music is the greatest art form that exists, and I think people listen to music for different reasons, and it serves different purposes. Some of it is background music, and some of it is things that might affect a person's day, if not their life, or change an attitude. The best songs are the ones that make you feel something.
- Corn is an efficient way to get energy calories off the land and soybeans are an efficient way of getting protein off the land, so we've designed a food system that produces a lot of cheap corn and soybeans resulting in a lot of cheap fast food.
- The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music.
- Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches.