Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Judge not by the number, but by the weight.

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Cicero is dead! Cicero is born! The laughter has filled me, filled me so very completely. I am the laughter. I am the jester. The soul that has served as my constant companion for so long has breached the veil of the Void finally and forever. It is now in me. It is me. The world has seen the last of Cicero the man. Behold Cicero, Fool of Hearts - laughter incarnate!

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In a discussion of this kind our interest should be centered not on the weight of the authority but on the weight of the argument. Indeed the authority of those who set out to teach is often an impediment to those who wish to learn. They cease to use their own judgment and regard as gospel whatever is put forward by their chosen teacher.

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He is an eloquent man who can treat humble subjects with delicacy, lofty things impressively, and moderate things temperately.

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For as the law is set over the magistrate, even so are the magistrates set over the people. And therefore, it may be truly said, "that the magistrate is a speaking law, and the law is a silent magistrate.

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Justice renders to every one his due.

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To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning.

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

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Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders.

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The hope of impunity is the greatest inducement to do wrong.

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What is morally wrong can never be advantageous, even when it enables you to make some gain that you believe to be to your advantage. The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious.

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Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

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A man does not wonder at what he sees frequently, even though he be ignorant of the reason. If anything happens which he has not seen before, he calls it a prodigy.

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Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

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More law, less justice.

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For just as some women are said to be handsome though without adornment, so this subtle manner of speech, though lacking in artificial graces, delights us.

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Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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Let your desires be ruled by reason.

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As thou sowest, so shalt thou reap.

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