He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

About Cicero

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Marcus Tullius Cicero ( SISS-ər-oh, Classical Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the...

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Endless money forms the sinews of war.

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We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law.
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The strictest law often causes the most serious wrong.

The people's good is the highest law.

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My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.

Give me that man that is not passion's slave, and I will wear him in my hearts core.

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Passion is momentary; love is enduring.

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

—William Butler Yeats

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The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.

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