Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften. [Lat., Nullus dolor est quem non longinquitas temporis minuat ac molliat.]

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I do not understand what the man who is happy wants in order to be happier.

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Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from their own faults.

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

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When war is raging the laws are dumb.

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Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.

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Even while Jerusalem was standing and the Jews were at peace with us, the practice of their sacred rites was at variance with the glory of our empire, the dignity of our name, the customs of our ancestors.

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Pleasure blinds (so to speak) the eyes of the mind, and has no fellowship with virtue.

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There is no life without friendship

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Most happy is he who is entirely self-reliant, and who centers all his requirements in himself alone.

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It shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances.

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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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There are two ways to resolve conflicts, through violence or through negotiation. Violence is for wild beasts, negotiation is for human beings.

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He cannot be strict in judging, who does not wish others to be strict judges of himself.

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O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you do not know how wretched you are!

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This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.

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The precept, "Know yourself," was not solely intended to obviate the pride of mankind; but likewise that we might understand our own worth.

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History is the teacher of life

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Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.

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Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

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