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Famous Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
“No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.”
“Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.”
“It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.”
“It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.”
“Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.”
“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.”
“Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.”
“Peace is liberty in tranquillity.”
“The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.”
“I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.”
“No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.”
“Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.”
“There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.”
“Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.”
“Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?”
“In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.”
“Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.”
“The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.”
“When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.”
“A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.”
“Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.”
“The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.”
“Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.”
“A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.”
“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
“Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.”