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
guilt shame incitement
The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.
time soul lasts
Should this my firm persuasion of the soul's immortality prove to be a mere delusion, it is at least a pleasing delusion, and I will cherish it to my last breath.
tradition conquer customs
Never can custom conquer nature, for she is ever unconquered.
leadership character past
The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.
all-things
The beginnings of all things are small.
age doe youth
Rashness attends youth, as prudence does old age.
past age aging
I know not any season of life that is past more agreeably than virtuous old age.
age body youth
An intemperate, disorderly youth will bring to old age, a feeble and worn-out body.
kindness duty kindness-and-compassion
There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.
character study shame
Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame.
men opinion changed
No liberal man would impute a charge of unsteadiness to another for having changed his opinion.
beer sorrow drink
Let us drink for the replenishment of our strength, not for our sorrow
age calm aging
A life of peace, purity and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old age.
liars believe army
We don't believe a liar even when he tells the truth.