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Famous Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
“Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat. [Lat., Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas.]”
“Man is his own worst enemy. [Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]”
“All places are filled with fools. [Lat., Stultorum plenea sunt omnia.]”
“Every man should bear his own grievances rather than detract from the comforts of another.”
“Friendship is given us by nature, not to favor vice, but to aid virtue.”
“Whatever is graceful is virtuous, and whatever is virtuous is graceful.”
“It is foolish to pluck out one's hair for sorrow, as if grief could be assuaged by baldness.”
“To the sick, while there is life there is hope. [Lat., Aegroto dum anima est, spes est.]”
“Nothing is more disgraceful than insincerity.”
“Though laughter is allowable, a horse-laugh is abominable.”
“In a promise, what you thought, and not what you said, is always to be considered.”
“I have sworn with my tongue, but my mind is unsworn. [Lat., Juravi lingua, mentem injuratem gero.]”
“The judgment of posterity is truer, because it is free from envy and malevolence.”