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To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?
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A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. [Lat., Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam mater virtutum onmium reliquarum.]
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It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature a matter of science, of diligence, of reflection, without which no Senator can possibly be fit for his office.
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Mental stains can not be removed by time, nor washed away by any waters. [Lat., Animi labes nec diuturnitate vanescere nec omnibus ullis elui potest.]
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No man should so act as to make a gain out of the ignorance of another.
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The name of peace is sweet and the thing itself good, but between peace and slavery there is the greatest difference.
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The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due.
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To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory.
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Action is the language of the body and should harmonize with the spirit within.
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The beauty of the world and the orderly arrangement of everything celestial makes us confess that there is an excellent and eternal nature, which ought to be worshiped and admired by all mankind.
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The good of the people is the greatest law.
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Virtue is increased by the smile of approval and the love of renown is the greatest incentive to honourable acts.
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If a man cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of any feeling at all.
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We should be as careful of our words as of our actions.
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A man of courage is also full of faith.
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The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.
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Leisure with dignity.
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Great is the power, great is the authority of a senate that is unanimous in its opinions.
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If I am mistaken in my opinion that the human soul is immortal, I willingly err nor would I have this pleasant error extorted from me and if, as some minute philosophers suppose, death should deprive me of my being, I need not fear the raillery of those pretended philosophers when they are no more.
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The roots of knowledge are bitter, but its fruit are sweet.
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