Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

The aim of justice is to give everyone his due.

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A wise man does nothing by constraint.

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An army abroad is of little use unless there are prudent counsels at home. [Lat., Parvi enim sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi.]

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Our minds are rendered buoyant by exercise.

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Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

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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 greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.

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Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.

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Let a man practice the profession which he best knows.

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Hatred is inveterate anger.

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There is nothing more shocking than to see assertion and approval dashing ahead of cognition and perception.

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Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it.

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When war is raging the laws are dumb.

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Pleasure blinds (so to speak) the eyes of the mind, and has no fellowship with virtue.

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Within the character of the citizen, lies the welfare of the nation.

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But if you should take the bond of goodwill out of the universe no house or city could stand, nor would even the tillage of the fields abide. If that statement is not clear, then you may understand how great is the power of friendship and of concord from a consideration of the results of enmity and disagreement. For what house is so strong, or what state so enduring that it cannot be utterly overthrown by animosities and division?

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No one has lived a short life who has performed its duties with unblemished character.

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When confronted by a hungry wolf, it is unwise to goad the beast, as Cato would have us do. But it is equally unwise to imagine the snarling animal a friend and offer your hand, as Pompey does." "Perhaps you would have us climb a tree!

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When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's [children's] minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.

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A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation.

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