Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

That man is guilty of impertinence who considers not the circumstances of time, or engrosses the conversation, or makes himself the subject of his discourse, or pays no regard to the company he is in.

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Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.

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There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften.

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Fortune is not only blind herself, but blinds the people she has embraced.

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Every generous action loves the public view; yet no theatre for virtue is equal to a consciousness of it.

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Let reason govern desire.

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Let the punishment be equal with the offence. [Lat., Noxiae poena par esto.]

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The thirst of desire is never filled, nor fully satisfied.

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An unjust peace is better than a just war.

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A life of peace, purity and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old age.

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Thou knowest how numerous this tribe is, how united and how powerful in the assemblies. I will plead in a low voice so that only the judges may hear, for instigators are not lacking to stir up the crowd against me, and against all the best citizens. To scorn, in the interest of the Republic, this multitude of Jews so often turbulent in the assemblies shows a singular strength of mind. The money is in the Treasury; they do not accuse us of theft; they seek to stir up hatreds.

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The absolute good is not a matter of opinion but of nature.

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Anyone may fairly seek his own advantage, but no one has a right to do so at another's expense.

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The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.

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To freemen, threats are impotent. [Lat., Nulla enim minantis auctoritas apud liberos est.]

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Let arms give place to the robe, and the laurel of the warriors yield to the tongue of the orator.

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As I breathe, I hope.

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Not to have knowledge of what happened before you were born is to be condemned to live as a child.

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Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.

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Hunger is the best sauce.

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