Quibus enim nihil est in ipsis opis ad bene beateque vivendum, eis omnis aetas gravis est. For to those who have not the means within themselves of a virtuous and happy life every age is burdensome.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Nemo est tam senex qui se annum non putet posse vivere. No one is so old that he does not think it possible to live another year.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Animi labes nec diuturnitate vanescere nec omnibus ullis elui potest. Mental stains can not be removed by time, nor washed away by any waters.
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Before beginning, plan carefully.
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Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam mater virtutum omnium reliquarum. A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.
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Semper in fide quid senseris, non quid dixeris, cogitandum. In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.
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Prima societas in ipso conjugio est: proxima in liberis; deinde una domus, communia omnia. The first bond of society is marriage; the next, our children; then the whole family and all things in common.
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Cuiusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare. Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one.
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Quodsi ea mihi maxime inpenderet tamen hoc animo fui semper, ut invidiam virtute partam gloriam, non invidiam putarem. I have always been of the opinion that infamy earned by doing what is right is not infamy at all, but glory.
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True law is right reason in agreement with nature; it is of universal application, unchanging and everlasting; it summons to duty by its commands, and averts from wrongdoing by its prohibitions.
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Nemo enim est tam senex qui se annum non putet posse vivere. No one is so old as to think that he cannot live one more year.
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Maxima illecebra est peccandi impunitatis spes. The hope of impunity is the greatest inducement to do wrong.
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Nescire autem quid ante quam natus sis acciderit, id est semper esse puerum. Not to know what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child.
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Prima societas in ipso conjugio est: proxima in liberis; deinde una domus, communia omnia. The first bond of society is marriage; the next, our children; then the whole family and all things in common.
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Arbores serit diligens agricola, quarum adspiciet baccam ipse numquam. The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit.
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Omnium rerum principia parva sunt. The beginnings of all things are small.
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Parvi enim sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi. An army abroad is of little use unless there are prudent counsels at home.
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Honesta enim bonis viris, non occulta quaeruntur. Honorable things, not secretive things, are sought by good men.
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Nescire autem quid ante quam natus sis acciderit, id est semper esse puerum. Not to know what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child.
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One’s physical comforts and wants, therefore, should be ordered according to the demands of health and strength, not according to the calls of pleasure. And if we will only bear in mind the superiority and dignity of our nature, we shall realize how wrong it is to abandon ourselves to excess and to live in luxury and voluptuousness, and how right it is to live in thrift, self-denial, simplicity, and sobriety.
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Mendaci homini ne verum quidem dicenti credere solemus. A liar is not believed even though he tell the truth.
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Animi labes nec diuturnitate vanescere nec omnibus ullis elui potest. Mental stains can not be removed by time, nor washed away by any waters.
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Ita enim finitima sunt falsa veris ut in præcipitem locum non debeat se sapiens committere. So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.
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Nemo enim est tam senex qui se annum non putet posse vivere. No one is so old as to think that he cannot live one more year.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero
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True law is right reason in agreement with nature; it is of universal application, unchanging and everlasting; it summons to duty by its commands, and averts from wrongdoing by its prohibitions.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero