If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

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.

There is nothing more shocking than to see assertion and approval dashing ahead of cognition and perception.

To remain ignorant of history is to remain forever a child

Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? In heaven's name,Catiline, how long will you abuse ourpatience?

We don't believe a liar even when he tells the truth.