Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

The spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which can be pointed out by your finger.

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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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In all great arts, as in trees, it is the height that charms us; we care nothing for the roots or trunks, yet it could not be without the aid of these.

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The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who deserves the respect and homage of men

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Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to continue always a child.

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There is nothing god cannot do.

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I remember the very thing that I do not wish to; I cannot forget the things I wish to forget.

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Friendship, on the other hand, serves a great host of different purposes all at the same time. In whatever direction you turn, it still remains yours. No barrier can shut it out. It can never be untimely; it can never be in the way. We need friendship all the time, just as much as we need the proverbial prime necessities of life, fire and water.

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The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

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An army abroad is of little use unless there are prudent counsels at home. [Lat., Parvi enim sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi.]

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To freemen, threats are impotent. [Lat., Nulla enim minantis auctoritas apud liberos est.]

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The first bond of society is marriage.

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Men do not realize how great an income thrift is.

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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

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Not to be avaricious is money; not to be fond of buying is a revenue; but to be content with our own is the greatest and most certain wealth of all.

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Whatever is graceful is virtuous, and whatever is virtuous is graceful.

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

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Let each man have according to his deserts.

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When war is raging the laws are dumb.

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I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly. [Lat., Malo indisertam prudentiam, quam loquacem stultitiam.]

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