Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

An ancient custom obtains force of nature.

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Quacks pretend to cure other men's disorders, but fail to find a remedy for their own.

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No sensible man ever imputes inconsistency to another for changing his minds.

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Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

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What is permissible is not always honorable.

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As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.

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Man's life is ruled by fortune, not by wisdom.

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He is sometimes slave who should be master; and sometimes master who should be slave.

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Let arms yield to the toga, let the [victor's] laurel yield to the [orator's] tongue.

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What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

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I am a Roman citizen.

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What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered.

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That he who hath the loan of money has not repaid it, and he who has repaid has not the loan; but he who has acknowledged a kindness has it still, and he who has a feeling of it has requited it.

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To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory.

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Nothing is so unpredictable as a throw of the dice, and yet every man who plays often will at some time or other make a Venus-cast: now and then he indeed will make it twice and even thrice in succession. Are we going to be so feebleminded then as to aver that such a thing happened by the personal intervention of Venus rather than by pure luck?

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A friend is, as it were, a second self.

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We are bound by the law, so that we may be free.

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The foundation of justice is good faith.

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Never can custom conquer nature, for she is ever unconquered.

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The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

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