Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind.

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The soul in sleep gives proof of its divine nature.

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For every man's nature is concealed with many folds of disguise, and covered as it were with various veils. His brows, his eyes, and very often his countenance, are deceitful, and his speech is most commonly a lie.

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Be sure that it is not you that is mortal, but only your body. For that man whom your outward form reveals is not yourself; the spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which and be pointed out by your finger.

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In a discussion of this kind our interest should be centered not on the weight of the authority but on the weight of the argument. Indeed the authority of those who set out to teach is often an impediment to those who wish to learn. They cease to use their own judgment and regard as gospel whatever is put forward by their chosen teacher.

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Nothing is more praiseworthy, nothing more suited to a great and illustrious man than placability and a merciful disposition.

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In extraordinary events ignorance of their causes produces astonishment.

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What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.

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It is difficult to persuade mankind that the love of virtue is the love of themselves.

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The spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which can be pointed out by your finger.

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Courage is virtue which champions the cause of right.

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Let us not go over the old ground but rather prepare for what is to come.

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We make allowance for necessity.

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No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.

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No well-informed person has declared a change of opinion to be inconstancy.

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Most happy is he who is entirely self-reliant, and who centers all his requirements in himself alone.

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The comfort derived from the misery of others is slight.

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These (literary) studies are the food of youth, and consolation of age; they adorn prosperity, and are the comfort and refuge of adversity; they are pleasant at home, and are no incumbrance abroad; they accompany us at night, in our travels, and in our rural retreats.

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A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

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Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.

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