Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

War should be undertaken in such a way as to show that its only object is peace.

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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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Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

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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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Exile is terrible to those who have, as it were, a circumscribed habitation; but not to those who look upon the whole globe but as one city.

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It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.

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To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to die.

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That man is guilty of impertinence who considers not the circumstances of time, or engrosses the conversation, or makes himself the subject of his discourse, or pays no regard to the company he is in.

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If only every man would make proper use of his strength and do his utmost, he need never regret his limited ability.

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Before beginning, plan carefully.

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A man does not wonder at what he sees frequently, even though he be ignorant of the reason. If anything happens which he has not seen before, he calls it a prodigy.

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Every generous action loves the public view; yet no theatre for virtue is equal to a consciousness of it.

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Even the ablest pilots are willing to receive advice from passengers in tempestuous weather.

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If some lose their whole fortunes, they will drag many more down with them . . . believe me that the whole system of credit and finance which is carried on here at Rome in the Forum, is inextricably bound up with the revenues of the Asiatic province. If Those revenues are destroyed, our whole system of credit will come down with a crash.

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Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad intentions of men.

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It is besides necessary that whoever is brave should be a man of great soul.

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If the oarsmen of a fast-moving ship suddenly cease to row, the suspension of the driving force of the oars doesn't prevent the vessel from continuing to move on its course. And with a speech it is much the same. After he has finished reciting the document, the speaker will still be able to maintain the same tone without a break, borrowing its momentum and impulse from the passage he has just read out.

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The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless.

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It is better to receive than to do injury.

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Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

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