Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
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It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.
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Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
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No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
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To live is to think.
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The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.
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Laws are silent in time of war.
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If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
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The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.
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Ability without honor is useless.
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Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
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When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.
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The safety of the people shall be the highest law.
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True nobility is exempt from fear.
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Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.
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It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.
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The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.
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In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.
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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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The best interpreter of the law is custom.
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No sane man will dance.
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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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In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.
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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.