Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

A careful physician . . . before he attempts to administer a remedy to his patient, must investigate not only the malady of the man he wishes to cure, but also his habits when in health, and his physical constitution.

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A war is never undertaken by the ideal state, except in defense of its honor or its safety.

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Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul.

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Hmm... That's like telling you about the cold of space, or terror of midnight. Sithis is all those things. He is... the Void.

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Let the punishment match the offense.

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Come now: Do we really think that the gods are everywhere called by the same names by which they are addressed by us? But the gods have as many names as there are languages among humans. For it is not with the gods as with you: you are Velleius wherever you go, but Vulcan is not Vulcan in Italy and in Africa and in Spain.

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True nobility is exempt from fear.

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Extreme justice is extreme injustice.

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The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.

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They are, all of them, born with raging fanaticism in their hearts, just as the Bretons and the Germans are born with blond hair. I would not be in the least bit surprised if these people would not some day become deadly to the human race.

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Dissimulation creeps gradually into the minds of men.

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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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Before beginning, plan carefully.

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As I breathe, I hope.

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Pardon is granted to necessity.

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Man must suffer to be wise.

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

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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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The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

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Neither can embellishments of language be found without arrangement and expression of thoughts, nor can thoughts be made to shine without the light of language.

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