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
kindness men mind
It is difficult to tell how much men's minds are conciliated by a kind manner and gentle speech.
justice sake rewards
Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought, therefore, for her own sake.
justice suffering foundation
The foundations of justice are that on one shall suffer wrong; then, that the public good be promoted.
hunger drink thirst
I hear Socrates saying that the best seasoning for food is hunger; for drink, thirst.
grief tears olives
Were floods of tears to be unloosed In tribute to my grief, The doves of Noah ne'er had roost Nor found an olive-leaf.
art eloquence
There is not only an art, but an eloquence in it.
moving oratory delight
The aim of forensic oratory is to teach, to delight, to move.
economy revenue purchasers
Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.
poetry poet
There were poets before Homer.
perfection perfect quitting
Nothing quite new is perfect.
hope breathe
As I breathe, I hope.
parent youth modesty
The chief recommendation is modesty, then dutiful conduct toward parents, then affection for kindred.
country world citizens
Socrates, indeed, when he was asked of what country he called himself, said, "Of the world"; for he considered himself an inhabitant and a citizen of the whole world.
work unraveling
Unraveling the web of Penelope.