Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul, and constitutionalist.
I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war. Marcus Tullius Cicero
I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.
A room without books is like a body without a soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. Marcus Tullius Cicero
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you.
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment. Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
It is a great thing to know your vices. Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is a great thing to know your vices.
Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.
Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly Marcus Tullius Cicero
Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly
The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust. Marcus Tullius Cicero
The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust.
Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.
Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.
It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own. Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.
