Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

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There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful friend; Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in the winde; But love once planted in a perfect and pure minde indureth weale and woe; The frownes of fortune, come they never so unkinde, cannot the same overthrowe.

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How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!

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History is truely the witness of times past, the light of truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of antiquity.

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The law is silent during war. [Lat., Silent leges inter arma.]

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

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It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.

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Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

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As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery of old age; first, it withdraws us from active accomplishments; second, it renders the body less powerful; third, it deprives us of almost all forms of enjoyment; fourth, it stands not far from death.

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Reason should direct, and appetite obey.

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No one could ever meet death for his country without the hope of immortality.

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Hunger is the best sauce.

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Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun.

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Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.

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Extreme justice is extreme injustice.

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The existence of virtue depends entirely upon its use.

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Every animal loves itself.

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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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Like associates with like.

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Time obliterates the fictions of opinion and confirms the decisions of nature.

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