Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce" voting at elections is the best method. [Lat., Nam ego in ista sum sententia, qua te fuisse semper scio, nihil ut feurit in suffragiis voce melius.]

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The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

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The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

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So you see, old age is really not so bad. May you come to know the condition!

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In nothing do humans approach so nearly to the gods as doing good to others.

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In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honor, command, power, and glory.

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The authors who affect contempt for a name in the world put their names to the books which they invite the world to read.

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

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You must therefore love me, myself, and not my circumstances, if we are to be real friends.

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Every man should bear his own grievances rather than detract from the comforts of another.

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It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says, for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection of past labors is pleasant." [Lat., Vulgo enim dicitur, Jucundi acti labores: nec male Euripides: concludam, si potero, Latine: Graecum enim hunc versum nostis omnes: Suavis laborum est proeteritorum memoria.

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Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by praise.

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What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.

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No one dances sober, unless he is insane.

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Never can custom conquer nature, for she is ever unconquered.

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They are, all of them, born with raging fanaticism in their hearts, just as the Bretons and the Germans are born with blond hair. I would not be in the least bit surprised if these people would not some day become deadly to the human race.

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The men who administer public affairs must first of all see that everyone holds onto what is his, and that private men are never deprived of their goods by public men.

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The gods attend to great matters, they neglect small ones.

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It is a great thing to know your vices.

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