Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

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It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.

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No man was ever great without divine inspiration. [Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]

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For hardly any man dances when sober, unless he is insane. Nor does he dance while alone, nor at a respectable and moderate party. Dancing is the final phase of a wild party with fancy decorations and a multitude of delights.

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Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says. [Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis, in errore perseverae. Posteriores enim cogitationes (ut aiunt) sapientiores solent esse.]

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Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?

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To some extent I liken slavery to death.

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What is dignity without honesty?

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Other relaxations are peculiar to certain times, places and stages of life, but the study of letters is the nourishment of our youth, and the joy of our old age. They throw an additional splendor on prosperity, and are the resource and consolation of adversity; they delight at home, and are no embarrassment abroad; in short, they are company to us at night, our fellow travelers on a journey, and attendants in our rural recesses.

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The freedom of poetic license.

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Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.

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Silent enim leges inter arma (Laws are silent in times of war).

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Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

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Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one.

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The proof of a well-trained mind is that it rejoices in which is good and grieves at the opposite.

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As thou sowest, so shalt thou reap.

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In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

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Life is short, but art lives forever.

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We must be ever on the search for some persons whom we shall love and who will love us in return. If good will and affection are taken away, every joy is taken from life.

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Friends, though absent, are still present.

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