Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.

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There is nothing which God cannot do. [Lat., Nihil est quod deus efficere non possit.]

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Friends are proved by adversity.

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There is no life without friendship

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The first duty of man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.

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Vivere est cogitare. (To think is to live)

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Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.

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The chief recommendation is modesty, then dutiful conduct toward parents, then affection for kindred.

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There is no statement so absurd that no philosopher will make it.

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The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.

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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

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The habit of arguing in support of atheism, whether it be done from conviction or in pretense, is a wicked and impious practice.

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I look upon the pleasure which we take in a garden as one of the most innocent delights in human life. . . It gives us a great insight into the contrivance and wisdom of Nature, and suggests innumerable subjects for meditation.

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The world has not yet learned the riches of frugality.

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It is difficult to persuade mankind that the love of virtue is the love of themselves.

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Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century: Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others; Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected; Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it; Refusing to set aside trivial preferences; Neglecting development and refinement of the mind; Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.

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If you possess a library and a garden, you have everything you need. (translation from the French) Si vous possedez une bibliotheque et un jardin, vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut.

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Pleasure blinds (so to speak) the eyes of the mind, and has no fellowship with virtue.

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Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.

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Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

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