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Famous Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
“Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.”
“Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.”
“Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.”
“Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.”
“Honor is the reward of virtue.”
“I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.”
“Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.”
“Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.”
“The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.”
“What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children?”
“For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.”
“Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.”
“Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.”
“It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much.”
“What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.”
“In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.”
“Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.”