Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Oh, how great is the power of truth! which of its own power can easily defend itself against all the ingenuity and cunning and wisdom of men, and against the treacherous plots of all the world.

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Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

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Man's life is ruled by fortune, not by wisdom.

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Ill gotten gains will be ill spent.

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A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.

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Yield, ye arms, to the toga; to civic praise, ye laurels.

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Socrates, indeed, when he was asked of what country he called himself, said, "Of the world"; for he considered himself an inhabitant and a citizen of the whole world.

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Of evils one should choose the least. [Lat., Ex malis eligere minima oportere.]

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Excessive liberty leads both nations and individuals into excessive slavery. [Lat., Nimia libertas et populis et privatis in nimiam servitutem cadit.]

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Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

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No one has leave to sin.

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The existence of virtue depends entirely upon its use.

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The good of the people is the greatest law.

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The most evident difference between man and animals is this: the beast, in as much as it is largely motivated by the senses and with little perception of the past or future, lives only for the present. But man, because he is endowed with reason by which he is able to perceive relationships, sees the causes of things, understands the reciprocal nature of cause and effect, makes analogies, easily surveys the whole course of his life, and makes the necessary preparations for its conduct.

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Anyone may fairly seek his own advantage, but no one has a right to do so at another's expense.

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The remembrance of past misery is sweet.

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He is rich who wishes no more than he has.

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Judge not by the number, but by the weight.

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Let the punishment match the offense.

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Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

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