Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Before beginning, prepare carefully.

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There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften. [Lat., Nullus dolor est quem non longinquitas temporis minuat ac molliat.]

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Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

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When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.

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The last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place. [Lat., Supremus ille dies non nostri extinctionem sed commutationem affert loci.]

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What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.

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Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.

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Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.

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You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

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Old age, especially an honored old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value than all the pleasures of youth.

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

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...the counsels of the Divine Mind had some glimpse of truth when they said that men are born in order to suffer the penalty for sins committed in a former life.

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Law is the highest reason implanted in Nature, which commands what ought to be done and forbids the opposite.

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Let the punishment be proportionate to the offense.

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Let war yield to peace, laurels to paeans.

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

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That is probable which for the most part usually comes to pass, or which is a part of the ordinary beliefs of mankind.

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For out of such an ungoverned populace one is usually chosen as a leader, someone bold and unscrupulous who curries favor with the people by giving them other men's property. To such a man the protection of public office is given, and continually renewed. He emerges as a tyrant over the very people who raised him to power.

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For every man's nature is concealed with many folds of disguise, and covered as it were with various veils. His brows, his eyes, and very often his countenance, are deceitful, and his speech is most commonly a lie.

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Time is the herald of truth.

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