Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Everyone cleaves to the doctrine he has happened upon, as to a rock against which he has been thrown by tempest.

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The works of nature must all be accounted good.

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Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

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Fire and water are not of more universal use than friendship.

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I speak of that learning which wakes us acquainted with the boundless extent of nature, and the universe, and which even while we remain in this world, discovers to us both heaven, earth, and sea.

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To be ignorant of the past is to be forever a child.

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Fortune, not wisdom, rules lives.

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The swan is not without cause dedicated to Apollo, because foreseeing his happiness in death, he dies with singing and pleasure.

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For of all gainful professions, nothing is better, nothing more pleasing, nothing more delightful, nothing better becomes a well-bred man than #‎ agriculture

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For no phase of life, whether public or private, whether in business or in the home, whether one is working on what concerns oneself alone or dealing with another, can be without its moral duty; on the discharge of such duties depends all that is morally right, and on their neglect all that is morally wrong in life.

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It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature; a matter of science, of diligence, of reflection, without which no Senator can possibly be fit for his office.

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The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master from the house.

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All places are filled with fools. [Lat., Stultorum plenea sunt omnia.]

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There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften. [Lat., Nullus dolor est quem non longinquitas temporis minuat ac molliat.]

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Rashness attends youth, as prudence does old age.

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The precept, "Know yourself," was not solely intended to obviate the pride of mankind; but likewise that we might understand our own worth.

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The home is the empire! There is no peace more delightful than one's own fireplace.

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The whole of virtue consists in its practice.

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Nature has lent us life at interest, like money, and has fixed no day for its payment.

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All great men are partially inspired.

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