Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.
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It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.
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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
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Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.
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Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
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Laws are silent in time of war.
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No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
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Ability without honor is useless.
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True nobility is exempt from fear.
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In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.
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Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.
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If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.
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So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.
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Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
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The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.
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According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.
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The safety of the people shall be the highest law.
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The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
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Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable.
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Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.
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The best interpreter of the law is custom.
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It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
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I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.
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The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.