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
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,
behind certain quite
We're quite certain that is all behind them.
delightful
There is no place more delightful than one's own fireplace.
absurd express opinion
There is no opinion so absurd that some philosopher will not express it
desire glory inspired keen man motivated
We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory
approach fellow gods good men nearly
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in doing good to their fellow men
approach giving health men nearly
In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to men.
folly prefer wisdom
I prefer the wisdom of the unlearned to the folly of the loquacious
abolish luxury
If you would abolish avarice, you must abolish its mother, luxury
aspire disgrace highest stop
If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place.
common judgment people power
In the common people there is no wisdom, no penetration, no power of judgment
quality fool faults
It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.
inspirational educational book
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
defense extremism justice liberty moderation pursuit
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.