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
luxury enemy folly
The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.
law damage injury
According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.
best-friend true-friend world
What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk.
hands order law
The devil finds work for idle hands to do. Better to reign in the hell than serve in heaven. We are in bondage to the law in order that we may be free.
may
You may never be less alone than when you are alone.
art refinement kinship
All the arts of refinement have mutual kinship.
giving advice suggestions
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself; you will never err if you listen to your own suggestions.
wise men temper
The wise man never loses his temper.
class brain want
An acute first-class brain is the finest asset anyone can have- and, if we want to be happy, it is an asset we must exploit to the uttermost.
opportunity decision thieves
More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity. It will steal you blind.
leader principles should
The leaders should all relate to this principle: the governed must be as happy as possible.
kindness duty
There is no duty more indispensible than that of returning a kindness.
may advantage expenses
Anyone may fairly seek his own advantage, but no one has a right to do so at another's expense.
Let us not go over the old ground but rather prepare for what is to come.