Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Who doesn't know that the first law of history is not to dare to say anything false, and the second is not to refrain from saying anything true?

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Lucius Cassius ille quem populus Romanus verissimum et sapientissimum iudicem putabat identidem in causis quaerere solebat 'cui bono' fuisset. The famous Lucius Cassius, whom the Roman people used to regard as a very honest and wise judge, was in the habit of asking, time and again, 'To whose benefit?

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Mental stains can not be removed by time, nor washed away by any waters. [Lat., Animi labes nec diuturnitate vanescere nec omnibus ullis elui potest.]

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The diseases of the mind are more and more destructive than those of the body. [Lat., Morbi perniciores pluresque animi quam corporis.]

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Most happy is he who is entirely self-reliant, and who centers all his requirements in himself alone.

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In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

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Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by praise.

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The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

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We were born to unite with our fellow men, and to join in community with the human race.

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The law is silent during war. [Lat., Silent leges inter arma.]

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The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

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My precept to all who build, is, that the owner should be an ornament to the house, and not the house to the owner.

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These (literary) studies are the food of youth, and consolation of age; they adorn prosperity, and are the comfort and refuge of adversity; they are pleasant at home, and are no incumbrance abroad; they accompany us at night, in our travels, and in our rural retreats.

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Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.

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What is dignity without honesty?

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Before beginning, prepare carefully.

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The forehead is the gate of the mind.

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Prosperity demands of us more prudence and moderation than adversity.

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The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no practical results to follow.

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The aim of forensic oratory is to teach, to delight, to move.

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