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Quotes by Cicero

Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own spec ... Read Full Quote
Advice is judged by results, not by intentions. ... Read Full Quote
A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind. ... Read Full Quote
A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than ... Read Full Quote
All action is of the mind and the mirror of the mind is ... Read Full Quote
Be sure that it is not you that is mortal, but only you ... Read Full Quote
A life of peace, purity, and refinement leads to a calm ... Read Full Quote
As the old proverb says Like readily consorts with like ... Read Full Quote
Art is born of the observation and investigation of nat ... Read Full Quote
By force of arms. ... Read Full Quote
In men of the highest character and noblest genius ther ... Read Full Quote
Force overcome by force. ... Read Full Quote
It is a great thing to know our vices. ... Read Full Quote
It is a true saying that One falsehood leads easily to ... Read Full Quote
He removes the greatest ornament of friendship, who tak ... Read Full Quote
I will go further, and assert that nature without cultu ... Read Full Quote
He only employs his passion who can make no use of his ... Read Full Quote
In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are ... Read Full Quote
Freedom is a possession of inestimable value. ... Read Full Quote
If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace t ... Read Full Quote
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide. ... Read Full Quote
Nature herself makes the wise man rich. ... Read Full Quote
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollect ... Read Full Quote
Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, ... Read Full Quote
Let arms give place to the robe, and the laurel of the ... Read Full Quote
No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands ... Read Full Quote
Let your desires be ruled by reason. ... Read Full Quote
Neither can embellishments of language be found without ... Read Full Quote
Live as brave men and if fortune is adverse, front its ... Read Full Quote
Natural ability without education has more often attain ... Read Full Quote
The evil implanted in man by nature spreads so impercep ... Read Full Quote
Such praise coming from so degraded a source, was degra ... Read Full Quote
Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to ... Read Full Quote
The man who backbites an absent friend, nay, who does n ... Read Full Quote
Reason should direct and appetite obey. ... Read Full Quote
Our thoughts are free. ... Read Full Quote
The absolute good is not a matter of opinion but of nat ... Read Full Quote
Not to know what has been transacted in former times is ... Read Full Quote
Strain every nerve to gain your point. ... Read Full Quote
The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the in ... Read Full Quote
The wise are instructed by reason ordinary minds by exp ... Read Full Quote
There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of ... Read Full Quote
The strictest law often causes the most serious wrong. ... Read Full Quote
There is nothing so ridiculous but some philosopher has ... Read Full Quote
We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the comm ... Read Full Quote
The name of peace is sweet, and the thing itself is ben ... Read Full Quote
To each his own. ... Read Full Quote
To be content with what one has is the greatest and tru ... Read Full Quote
The welfare of the people is the ultimate law. ... Read Full Quote
There are some duties we owe even to those who have wro ... Read Full Quote
We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition. ... Read Full Quote
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the ... Read Full Quote
We must not say every mistake is a foolish one. ... Read Full Quote
While there's life, there's hope. ... Read Full Quote
The shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends. ... Read Full Quote
A friend is, as it were, a second self. ... Read Full Quote
Where is there dignity unless there is honesty ... Read Full Quote
When you wish to instruct, be brief that men's minds ta ... Read Full Quote
What we call pleasure, and rightly so is the absence of ... Read Full Quote
Endless money forms the sinews of war. ... Read Full Quote
Let the punishment match the offense. ... Read Full Quote
Law stands mute in the midst of arms. ... Read Full Quote
If a man aspires to the highest place, it is no dishono ... Read Full Quote
The people's good is the highest law. ... Read Full Quote
History is the witness that testifies to the passing of ... Read Full Quote
Friendship make prosperity more shining and lessens adv ... Read Full Quote
The freedom of poetic license. ... Read Full Quote