Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.

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It is a common saying that many pecks of salt must be eaten before the duties of friendship can be discharged.

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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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I will adhere to the counsels of good men, although misfortune and death should be the consequence.

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Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought, therefore, for her own sake.

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If some lose their whole fortunes, they will drag many more down with them . . . believe me that the whole system of credit and finance which is carried on here at Rome in the Forum, is inextricably bound up with the revenues of the Asiatic province. If Those revenues are destroyed, our whole system of credit will come down with a crash.

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Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

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Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection.

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

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Let each man have according to his deserts.

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For what is there more hideous than avarice, more brutal than lust, more contemptible than cowardice, more base than stupidity and folly?

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In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.

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Death approaches, which is always impending like the stone over Tantalus: then comes superstition with which he who is imbued can never have peace of mind.

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

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No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

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No sensible man (among the many things that have been written on this kind) ever imputed inconsistency to another for changing his mind. [Lat., Nemo doctus unquam (multa autem de hoc genere scripta sunt) mutationem consili inconstantiam dixit esse.]

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Economy is a great revenue. [Lat., Magnum vectigal est parsimonia.]

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This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the opposite.

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What fervent love of herself would Virtue excite if she could be seen!

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It shows a weak mind not to bear prosperity as well as adversity with moderation.

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