Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicerowas a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul, and constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and was one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionStatesman
experience injury knew running
The whole injury experience was so frustrating. I knew if I could get back I would never take running for granted,
born earlier events happened ignorant lifetime memory past stupidity unless woven
To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to be ever a child. For what is man's lifetime unless the memory of past events is woven with those of earlier times?
born earlier events happened ignorant life lifetime memory past unless woven
To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to be ever a child. For what is man's lifetime unless the memory of past events is woven with those of earlier times?
against proverbial stone stumble twice
To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.
careful far ill speaking words
We should be as careful of our words as of our actions, and as far from speaking ill as from doing ill
born happy
O fortunatam natam me consule Romam! - O happy Rome, born when I was consul!
law people ultimate welfare
The welfare of the people is the ultimate law
changing consistency
No well-informed person ever imputed inconsistency to another for changing his mind.
arrogance assistance budget debt foreign lands lest public rome
The budget should be balanced. Public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered, and assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt.
sensual youth
A sensual and intemperate youth translates into an old worn-out body.
actual evil example harm
They do more harm by their evil example than by their actual sin.
behind certain quite
We're quite certain that is all behind them.
common judgment people power
In the common people there is no wisdom, no penetration, no power of judgment
approach fellow gods good men nearly
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in doing good to their fellow men