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
ashamed confess ignorance ignorant
I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know
act course mere morally thinking
for the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is demoralizing.
belief delightful err error lose men souls wish
If I err in my belief that the souls of men are immortal, I err gladly, and do not wish to lose so delightful an error
directed good government ought receive trust
The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust
clear counting faults fields fool forget peculiar perceive quality rocks
It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others, and to forget his own, ... You can't clear your own fields while you're counting the rocks on your neighbor's farm.
administer attempts careful habits malady man physical remedy wishes
A careful physician, before he attempts to administer a remedy to his patient, must investigate not only the malady of the man he wishes to cure, but also his habits when in health, and his physical constitution.
beginning certain ordained signs
It was ordained at the beginning of the world that certain signs should prefigure certain events.
doctors easy focus hard meant might realized run running
It was so hard not being able to run. Doctors told me to take it easy and that I might not be able to run ever again. I was miserable. I couldn't focus on any other part of my life. I realized how much running meant to me,
man year
No man is so old as to think he can't live one more year
dark fair foul men minds serene weather
The minds of men do in the weather share, dark or serene as it's foul or fair
himself man mind
The mind of each man is the man himself
gratitude greatest heart parent thankful virtues
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues
given life memory nature spent
The life given us by nature is short, but the memory of a life well spent is eternal.
duty man seeking
The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.