Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly.

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The law is silent during war. [Lat., Silent leges inter arma.]

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Like, according to the old proverb, naturally goes with like.

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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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In this statement, my Scipio, I build on your own admirable definition, that there can be no community, properly so called, unless it be regulated by a combination of rights. And by this definition it appears that a multitude of men may be just as tyrannical as a single despot and indeed this is the most odious of all tyrannies, since no monster can be more barbarous than the mob, which assumes the name and mask of the people.

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Of all the rewards of virtue, . . . the most splendid is fame, for it is fame alone that can offer us the memory of posterity.

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What fervent love of herself would Virtue excite if she could be seen!

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I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting.

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History is indeed the witness of the times, the light of truth.

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Probabilities direct the conduct of the wise man.

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Reason should direct, and appetite obey.

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Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says. [Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis, in errore perseverae. Posteriores enim cogitationes (ut aiunt) sapientiores solent esse.]

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Let the welfare of the people be the ultimate law.

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The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt.

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Never was a government that was not composed of liars, malefactors and thieves.

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Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul.

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Peace is freedom in tranquility.

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There is no life without friendship

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Were floods of tears to be unloosed In tribute to my grief, The doves of Noah ne'er had roost Nor found an olive-leaf.

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The wise man knows nothing if he cannot benefit from his wisdom. Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but also to be utilized.

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