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Famous Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
“A man of courage is also full of faith.”
“Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.”
“The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.”
“While there's life, there's hope.”
“A friend is, as it were, a second self.”
“The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.”
“If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.”
“The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.”
“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.”
“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 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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.”
“The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.”
“Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?”