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
sweet peace war
The name of peace is sweet, and the thing itself is beneficial, but there is a great difference between peace and servitude. Peace is freedom in tranquillity, servitude is the worst of all evils, to be resisted not only by war, but even by death.
insane sober
No one dances sober, unless he is insane.
latin law people
Let the welfare of the people be the ultimate law.
Like readily consorts with like.
memories children men
Not to know what happened before you were born is to be a child forever. For what is the time of a man, except it be interwoven with that memory of ancient things of a superior age?
book heart past
For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.
law justice wicked
For there is but one essential justice which cements society, and one law which establishes this justice. This law is right reason, which is the true rule of all commandments and prohibitions. Whoever neglects this law, whether written or unwritten, is necessarily unjust and wicked.
inspirational should higher
The higher our position the more modestly we should behave.
god superstitions
Superstition is an unreasoning fear of God.
pain philosophical doubt
All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief.
real men feelings
Friendship is nothing else than entire fellow feeling as to all things human and divine with mutual good-will and affection; and I doubt whether anything better than this, wisdom alone excepted, has been given to man.
law justice liberty
More laws, less justice.
strong weight enough
No power is strong enough to be lasting if it labors under the weight of fear.
taken punishment care
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the offence.