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
Marcus Tullius Cicero quotes about
food mind body
Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body.
time stupid journey
Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end.
character men sea
As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved.
philosophical charm brevity
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
education knowledge knowing-who-you-are
I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.
honorable
What is permissible is not always honorable.
philosophical oratory persuasion
Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.
law people safety
The safety of the people shall be the highest law.
education teacher teaching
What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation?
philosophical silence denial
Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.
memories philosophical intriguing
Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.
army honor useless
Ability without honor is useless.
philosophical tears trouble
A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.
friendship best-friend men
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.