Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Exile is terrible to those who have, as it were, a circumscribed habitation; but not to those who look upon the whole globe but as one city.

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

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Hatred is settled anger.

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War should be undertaken in such a way as to show that its only object is peace.

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Let the punishment be proportionate to the offense.

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It is a true saying that 'one falsehood easily leads to another.'

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When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.

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Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

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In everything satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.

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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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We should never so entirely avoid danger as to appear irresolute and cowardly; but, at the same time, we should avoid unnecessarily exposing ourselves to danger, than which nothing can be more foolish.

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It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

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As the scale of the balance must give way to the weight that presses it down, so the mind must of necessity yield to demonstration.

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It is graceful in a man to think and to speak with propriety, to act with deliberation, and in every occurrence of life to find out and persevere in the truth. On the other hand, to be imposed upon, to mistake, to falter, and to be deceived, is as ungraceful as to rave or to be insane.

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Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

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The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit.

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In everything, without doubt, truth has the advantage over imitation.

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Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.

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Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home

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