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Famous Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
“There is nothing proper about what you are doing, soldier, but do try to kill me properly.”
“Wars are to be undertaken in order that it may be possible to live in peace without molestation.”
“Thus in the beginning the world was so made that certain signs come before certain events.”
“He he he... Crazy? Cicero? He he he he! That's... madness.”
“Never was a government that was not composed of liars, malefactors and thieves.”
“History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time.”
“No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.”
“There is no opinion so stupid that it can't be expressed by some philosopher.”
“Exercise and temperance can preserve something of our early strength even in old age.”
“It shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances.”
“A person who is wise does nothing against their will, nothing with sighing or under coercion.”
“If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.”
“To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbsial disgrace.”
“The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind.”
“There is wickedness in the intention of wickedness, even though it be not perpetrated in the act.”
“Friendship was given by nature to be an assistant to virtue, not a companion in vice.”
“The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.”
“In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.”
“Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the same time.”
“It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.”