Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Tall oaks grow from little acorns.Testing. This is the text of an item. Testing. Origin. Testing. Quoted. Testing. Source. The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit.

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Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

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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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Friends are proved by adversity.

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All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief.

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Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from their own faults.

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As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery of old age; first, it withdraws us from active accomplishments; second, it renders the body less powerful; third, it deprives us of almost all forms of enjoyment; fourth, it stands not far from death.

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In the conduct of almost every affair slowness and procrastination are hateful

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Nor do I regret that I have lived, since I have so lived that I think I was not born in vain, and I quit life as if it were an inn, not a home.

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More laws, less justice.

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Death approaches, which is always impending like the stone over Tantalus: then comes superstition with which he who is imbued can never have peace of mind.

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Never injure a friend, even in jest.

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There were poets before Homer.

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A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.

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The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit.

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Vicious habits are so odious and degrading that they transform the individual who practices them into an incarnate demon.

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Orators are most vehement when they have the weakest cause, as men get on horseback when they cannot walk.

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Patria est communis omnium parens. Our country is the common parent of all.

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Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it.

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Cicero is dead! Cicero is born! The laughter has filled me, filled me so very completely. I am the laughter. I am the jester. The soul that has served as my constant companion for so long has breached the veil of the Void finally and forever. It is now in me. It is me. The world has seen the last of Cicero the man. Behold Cicero, Fool of Hearts - laughter incarnate!

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