Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

“To freemen, threats are impotent.”

“The name of peace is sweet, the thing itself is most salutary.”

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”

“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.[Lat., Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam mater virtutum onmium reliquarum.]”

“The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect others to be vicious.”

“For of all gainful professions, nothing is better, nothing more pleasing, nothing more delightful, nothing better becomes a well-bred man than #‎ agriculture”

“What is impossible by the nature of things is not confirmed by any law.”

“It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.”

“What is dignity without honesty?”

“People don't know the value of what they have until it is gone: Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs than freedom never endangered.... Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude. Don't wait till freedom is gone before you enjoy, value, support, protect and make the most of it!”

“Not to be avaricious is money; not to be fond of buying is a revenue; but to be content with our own is the greatest and most certain wealth of all.”

“Let a man practice the profession which he best knows.”

“Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be shunned.”

“What is becoming is honest, and whatever is honest must always be becoming.”

“Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.”

“No sensible man ever imputes inconsistency to another for changing his minds.”

“According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.”

“We should be as careful of our words as of our actions.”

“Mathematics is an obscure field, an abstruse science, complicated and exact; yet so many have attained perfection in it that we might conclude almost anyone who seriously applied himself would achieve a measure of success.”

“If you wish to persuade me, you must think my thoughts, feel my feelings, and speak my words.”

“No one has lived a short life who has performed its duties with unblemished character.”

“It is not only arrogant, but it is profligate, for a man to disregard the world's opinion of himself.”

“We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.”

“Lay down this rule of friendship: neither ask nor consent to do what is wrong. The plea, 'for friendship's sake,' is a discreditable one, and should not be admitted for a moment. We should ask from friends and do for friends only what is good.”

“If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.”