Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

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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Inability to tell good from evil is the greatest worry of man's life.

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A man of courage is also full of faith.

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God's law is 'right reason.' When perfectly understood it is called 'wisdom.' When applied by government in regulating human relations it is called 'justice.

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Rashness attends youth, as prudence does old age.

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Death approaches, which is always impending like the stone over Tantalus: then comes superstition with which he who is imbued can never have peace of mind.

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Let the punishment be proportionate to the offense.

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Hatred is a settled anger.

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True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can any feigned thing be lasting.

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If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.

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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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The name of peace is sweet and the thing itself good, but between peace and slavery there is the greatest difference.

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All things are full of God.

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This seems to be advanced as the surest basis for our belief in the existence of gods, that there is no race so uncivilized, no one in the world so barbarous that his mind has no inkling of a belief in gods.

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Dissimulation creeps gradually into the minds of men.

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An acute first-class brain is the finest asset anyone can have- and, if we want to be happy, it is an asset we must exploit to the uttermost.

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While the sick man has life, there is hope.

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It is pleasant to recall past troubles.

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The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man.

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Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

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