| 169 Famous Quotes by Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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“The foundations of justice are that on one shall suffer wrong;
then, that the public good be promoted.
[Lat., Fundamenta justitiae sunt, ut ne cui noceatur, deinde ut
communi utilitati serviatur.]”
Justice Quotes Source: De Officiis (I, 10)
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“The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark
its intentions.
[Lat., Imago animi vultus est, indices oculi.]”
Soul Quotes Source: De Oratore (III, 59)
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“Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
[Lat., Gloria virtutem tanquam umbra sequitur.]”
Glory Quotes Source: Tusculanarum Disputationum (I, 45)
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“Prudence must not be expected from a man who is never sober.
[Lat., Non est ab homine nunquam sobrio postulanda prudentia.]”
Drinking Quotes Source: Philippicoe (II, 32)
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“What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do
with all his might.
[Lat., Quod est, eo decet uti: et quicquid agas, agere pro
viribus.]”
Action Quotes Source: De Senectute (IX)
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“It is better to wear out than to rust out.”
Action Quotes Source: De Senectute (IX)
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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.]”
Thought Quotes Source: Philippicoe (XII, 2)
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“I have never yet known a poet who did not think himself
super-excellent.
[Lat., Adhue neminem cognovi poetam, qui sibi non optimus
videretur.]”
Poets Quotes Source: Tusculanarum Disputationum (V, 22)
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“Certain signs precede certain events.
[Lat., Certis rebus certa signa praecurrunt.]”
Future Quotes Source: De Divinatione (I, 52)
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“All places are filled with fools.
[Lat., Stultorum plenea sunt omnia.]”
Folly Quotes Source: Epistles (IX, 22)
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“To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbial
disgrace.
[Lat., Culpa enim illa, bis ad eundem, vulgari reprehensa
proverbio est.]”
Folly Quotes Source: Epistles (X, 20)
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“A fool must now and then be right by chance.”
Folly Quotes Source: Epistles (X, 20)
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“That he was never less at leisure than when at leisure: nor that
he was ever less alone than when alone.
[Lat., Nunquam se minus otiosum esse quam cum otiosus; nec minus
solum quam cum solus esset.]”
Solitude Quotes Source: De Officiis (bk. III, ch. I)
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“He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be
counted among great men.
[Lat., Qui ex errore imperitae multitudinis pendet, hic in magnis
viris non est habendus.]”
Public Quotes Source: De Officiis (I, 19)
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“The rabble estimate few things according to their real value,
most things according to their prejudices.
[Lat., Vulgus ex veritate pauca, ex opinione multa aestimat.]”
Public Quotes Source: Oratio Pro Quinto Roscio Comoedo (X, 29)
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“So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not
to trust himself on the narrow edge.
[Lat., Ita enim finitima sunt falsa veris ut in praecipitem locum
non debeat se sapiens committere.]”
Lying Quotes Source: Academici (IV, 21)
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“A liar is not believed even though he tell the truth.
[Lat., Mendaci homini ne verum quidem dicenti credere solemus.]”
Lying Quotes Source: De Divinatione (II, 71)
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“Men think they may justly do that for which they have a
precedent.
[Lat., Quod exemplo fit, id etiam jure fieri putant.]”
Example Quotes Source: Epistles (IV, 3)
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“No one sees what is before his feet: we all gaze at the stars.
[Lat., Quod est ante pedes nemo spectat: coeli scrutantur
plagas.]”
Stars Quotes Source: De Divinatione (II, 13)
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“To-morrow will give some food for thought.
[Lat., Aliquod crastinus dies ad cogitandum dabit.]”
Tomorrow Quotes Source: Epistoloe Ad Atticum (XV, 8)
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“The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never
see the fruit.
[Lat., Abores serit diligens agricola, quarum adspiciet baccam
ipse numquam.]”
Agriculture Quotes Source: Tusculanarum Disputationum (I, 14)
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“I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce"
voting at elections is the best method.
[Lat., Nam ego in ista sum sententia, qua te fuisse semper scio,
nihil ut feurit in suffragiis voce melius.]”
Politics Quotes Source: De Legibus (III, 15)
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“There are no true friends in politics.”
Politics Quotes Source: De Legibus (III, 15)
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“Unraveling the web of Penelope.
[Lat., Penelopae telam retexens.]”
Work Quotes Source: Acad. Quoest. (bk. IV, 29, 95)
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“It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says,
for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection of past
labors is pleasant."
[Lat., Vulgo enim dicitur, Jucundi acti labores: nec male
Euripides: concludam, si potero, Latine: Graecum enim hunc
versum nostis omnes: Suavis laborum est proeteritorum memoria.”
Labor Quotes Source: De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum (II, 32)
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