Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

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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Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

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The name of peace is sweet, and the thing itself is beneficial, but there is a great difference between peace and servitude. Peace is freedom in tranquillity, servitude is the worst of all evils, to be resisted not only by war, but even by death.

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Guilt is present in the very hesitation, even though the deed be not committed.

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There are no true friends in politics.

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As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.

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Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labors of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge.

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Hatred is a settled anger.

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Action is the language of the body and should harmonize with the spirit within.

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No sensible man ever imputes inconsistency to another for changing his minds.

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It is easy to distinguish between the joking that reflects good breeding and that which is coarse-the one, if aired at an apposite moment of mental relaxation, is becoming in the most serious of men, whereas the other is unworthy of any free person, if the content is indecent or the expression obscene.

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The whole life of a philosopher is the meditation of his death.

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Studies are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a delight at home, and no hindrance abroad; they are companions by night, and in travel, and in the country.

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Endless money forms the sinews of war. [Lat., Nervi belli pecunia infinita.]

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History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquities.

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Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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It is like taking the sun out of the world, to bereave human life of friendship.

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Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

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It is not the place that maketh the person, but the person that maketh the place honorable.

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Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the offence.

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