Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

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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The existence of virtue depends entirely upon its use.

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Life is nothing without friendship.

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To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of business.

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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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Softly! Softly! I want none but the judges to hear me. The Jews have already gotten me into a fine mess, as they have many other gentleman. I have no desire to furnish further grist for their mills.

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In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

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Nothing is more praiseworthy, nothing more suited to a great and illustrious man than placability and a merciful disposition.

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The whole of virtue consists in its practice.

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Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

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The Intellect engages us in the pursuit of Truth. The Passions impel us to Action.

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The foundations of justice are that on one shall suffer wrong; then, that the public good be promoted.

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That which leads us to the performance of duty by offering pleasure as its reward, is not virtue, but a deceptive copy and imitation of virtue. [Lat., Nam quae voluptate, quasi mercede aliqua, ad officium impellitur, ea non est virtus sed fallax imitatio simulatioque virtutis.]

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This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.

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There is nothing so charming as the knowledge of literature; of that branch of literature, I mean, which enables us to discover the infinity of things, the immensity of Nature, the heavens, the earth, and the seas; this is that branch which has taught us religion, moderation, magnanimity, and that has rescued the soul from obscurity; to make her see all things above and below, first and last, and between both; it is this that furnishes us wherewith to live well and happily, and guides us to pass our lives without displeasure and without offence.

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Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

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Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labors of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge.

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Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.

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An agreement of rash men (a conspiracy).

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Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.

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