Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Let art, then, imitate nature, find what she desires, and follow as she directs. For in invention nature is never last, education never first; rather the beginnings of things arise from natural talent, and ends are reached by discipline.

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

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We should never so entirely avoid danger as to appear irresolute and cowardly; but, at the same time, we should avoid unnecessarily exposing ourselves to danger, than which nothing can be more foolish.

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Before beginning, prepare carefully.

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A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.

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The remembrance of past misery is sweet.

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Let arms give place to the robe, and the laurel of the warriors yield to the tongue of the orator.

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

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There is no moment without some duty.

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I have sworn with my tongue, but my mind is unsworn. [Lat., Juravi lingua, mentem injuratem gero.]

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A man would have no pleasures in discovering all the beauties of the universe, even in heaven itself, unless he had a partner to whom he might communicate his joys.

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Men resemble the gods in nothing so much as in doing good to their fellow creatures.

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These (literary) studies are the food of youth, and consolation of age; they adorn prosperity, and are the comfort and refuge of adversity; they are pleasant at home, and are no incumbrance abroad; they accompany us at night, in our travels, and in our rural retreats.

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Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the offence.

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What is there that is illustrious that is not also attended by labor?

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There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

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It is difficult to remember all, and ungracious to omit any.

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The judgment of posterity is truer, because it is free from envy and malevolence.

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It is difficult to tell how much men's minds are conciliated by a kind manner and gentle speech.

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No man in his senses will dance.

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