Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

I am pleased to be praised by a man so praised as you, father. [Words used by Hector.] [Lat., Laetus sum Laudari me abs te, pater, laudato viro.]

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

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Men, in whatever anxiety they may be, if they are men, sometimes indulge in relaxation.

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He who has a garden and a library wants for nothing.

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We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.

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I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.

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Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

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Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

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When they remain silent, they cry out.

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Let war be so carried on that no other object may seem to be sought but the acquisition of peace. [Lat., Bellum autem ita suscipiatur, ut nihil aliud, nisi pax, quaesita videatur.]

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Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.

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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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History is indeed the witness of the times, the light of truth.

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Should this my firm persuasion of the soul's immortality prove to be a mere delusion, it is at least a pleasing delusion, and I will cherish it to my last breath.

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Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to continue always a child.

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If a man cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of any feeling at all.

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True law is right reason in agreement with nature;...it summons to duty by its commands, and averts from wrongdoing by its prohibitions... It is a sin to try to alter this law, nor is it allowable to attempt to repeal any part of it, and it is impossible to abolish it entirely.

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There is nothing proper about what you are doing, soldier, but do try to kill me properly.

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There is in fact a true law namely right reason, which is in accordance with nature, applies to all men and is unchangeable and eternal. ... It will not lay down one rule at Rome and another at Athens, nor will it be one rule today and another tomorrow. But there will be one law eternal and unchangeable binding all times and upon all peoples.

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The first bond of society is the marriage tie; the next our children; then the whole family of our house, and all things in common.

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