Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Vicious habits are so great a stain to human nature, and so odious in themselves, that every person actuated by right reason would avoid them, though he were sure they would be always concealed both from God and man, and had no future punishment entailed upon them.

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To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning.

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Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.

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War leads to peace. [Lat., Cedant arma togae.]

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The remembrance of past misery is sweet.

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Generosity should never exceed ability.

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No man should so act as to make a gain out of the ignorance of another.

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For there is but one essential justice which cements society, and one law which establishes this justice. This law is right reason, which is the true rule of all commandments and prohibitions. Whoever neglects this law, whether written or unwritten, is necessarily unjust and wicked.

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Though laughter is allowable, a horse-laugh is abominable.

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Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says.

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To disregard what the world thinks of us is not only arrogant but utterly shameless. [Lat., Negligere quid de se quisque sentiat, non solum arrogantis est, sed etiam omnino dissoluti.]

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Things perfected by nature are better than those finished by art.

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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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He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty solemnity of demeanour.

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A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. [Lat., Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam mater virtutum onmium reliquarum.]

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That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.

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History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time.

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What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.

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Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.

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Orators are most vehement when they have the weakest cause, as men get on horseback when they cannot walk.

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