Nothing is so difficult to believe that oratory cannot make it acceptable, nothing so rough and uncultured as not to gain brilliance and refinement from eloquence.
The gods attend to great matters, they neglect small ones.
This seems to be advanced as the surest basis for our belief in the existence of gods, that there is no race so uncivilized, no one in the world so barbarous that his mind has no inkling of a belief in gods.
What is impossible by the nature of things is not confirmed by any law.
An innocent man, if accused, can be acquitted; a guilty man, unless accused, cannot be condemned. It is, however, more advantageous to absolve an innocent than not to prosecute a guilty man.
We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.
I remember the very thing that I do not wish to; I cannot forget the things I wish to forget.
Peace is so beneficial that the word itself is pleasant to hear.
To give counsel, as well as to take it, is a feature of true friendship.
Life without learning is death.
There is no being of any race who, if he finds the proper guide, cannot attain to virtue.
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?
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all the other virtues. As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.
Morals today are corrupted by our worship of riches.
So you see, old age is really not so bad. May you come to know the condition!
If our lives are endangered by plots or violence or armed robbers or enemies, any and every method of protecting ourselves is morally right.
I wonder that a soothsayer doesn’t laugh whenever he sees another soothsayer.
Enmity is anger watching the opportunity for revenge.
Those who do not know history will forever remain children.
History illumes reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life.