"Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom."
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
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"We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue.“
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
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"Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom."
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
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"The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil."
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
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"Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself."
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
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"In time of war the laws are silent."
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
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"The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed."
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"The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy."
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"I agree with just about everyone in the reform debate when they say 'If you like what you have, you should be able to keep it.' But the truth is that none of the health reform bills making their way through Congress actually delivers on that promise."
-Ron Wyden
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"The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see."
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"Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time."
-Gerald R. Ford
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"The most solid piece of scientific truth I know of is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature."
-Lewis Thomas
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