Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes And Sayings

Rashness Belongs To Youth; Prudence To Old Age.

Live As Brave Men; And If Fortune Is Adverse, Front Its Blows With Brave Hearts.

I Prefer Tongue-tied Knowledge To Ignorant Loquacity.

Glory Follows Virtue As If It Were Its Shadow.

I Never Admire Another's Fortune So Much That I Became Dissatisfied With My Own.

Nothing Is So Strongly Fortified That It Cannot Be Taken By Money.

The Only Excuse For War Is That We May Live In Peace Unharmed.

Cultivation To The Mind Is As Necessary As Food To The Body.

Before Beginning, Plan Carefully.

Freedom Is A Possession Of Inestimable Value.

True Glory Takes Root, And Even Spreads; All False Pretences, Like Flowers, Fall To The Ground; Nor Can Any Counterfeit Last Long.

Nature Abhors Annihilation.

An Unjust Peace Is Better Than A Just War.

As Fire When Thrown Into Water Is Cooled Down And Put Out, So Also A False Accusation When Brought Against A Man Of The Purest And Holiest Character, Boils Over And Is At Once Dissipated, And Vanishes And Threats Of Heaven And Sea, Himself Standing Unmoved.

So Near Is Falsehood To Truth That A Wise Man Would Do Well Not To Trust Himself On The Narrow Edge.

I Add This, That Rational Ability Without Education Has Oftener Raised Man To Glory And Virtue, Than Education Without Natural Ability.

If We Are Not Ashamed To Think It, We Should Not Be Ashamed To Say It.

What An Ugly Beast The Ape, And How Like Us.

Empire And Liberty.

The Greater The Difficulty, The Greater The Glory.

Honor Is The Reward Of Virtue.

The Eyes Like Sentinel Occupy The Highest Place In The Body.

Great Is The Power Of Habit. It Teaches Us To Bear Fatigue And To Despise Wounds And Pain.