Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Nothing troubles you for which you do not yearn.

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I have always been of the opinion that unpopularity earned by doing what is right is not unpopularity at all, but glory.

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We are all excited by the love of praise, and the noblest are most influenced by glory.

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The more peculiarly his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.

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A mental stain can neither be blotted out by the passage of time nor washed away by any waters.

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Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.

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The law is silent during war. [Lat., Silent leges inter arma.]

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Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.

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The most evident difference between man and animals is this: the beast, in as much as it is largely motivated by the senses and with little perception of the past or future, lives only for the present. But man, because he is endowed with reason by which he is able to perceive relationships, sees the causes of things, understands the reciprocal nature of cause and effect, makes analogies, easily surveys the whole course of his life, and makes the necessary preparations for its conduct.

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Since an intelligence common to us all makes things known to us and formulates them in our minds, honorable actions are ascribed by us to virtue, and dishonorable actions to vice; and only a madman would conclude that these judgments are matters of opinion, and not fixed by nature.

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No one dances sober, unless he is insane.

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The rabble estimate few things according to their real value, most things according to their prejudices.

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Endless money forms the sinews of war. [Lat., Nervi belli pecunia infinita.]

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In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.

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The devil finds work for idle hands to do. Better to reign in the hell than serve in heaven. We are in bondage to the law in order that we may be free.

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We study history not to be clever in another time, but to be wise always.

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Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth.

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I do not now so much as wish to have the Strength of Youth again that I wish'd in Youth for the Strength of an Ox or Elephant. For it is our Business only to make the best Use we can of the Powers granted us by Nature.

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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

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There is no being of any race who, if he finds the proper guide, cannot attain to virtue.

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