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
generosity should ability
Generosity should never exceed ability.
education teacher letters
If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.
spring heart insincere
In friendship we find nothing false or insincere; everything is straight forward, and springs from the heart.
wise doe coercion
A person who is wise does nothing against their will, nothing with sighing or under coercion.
wise fool protection
The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.
friendship fire hands
Friendship, on the other hand, serves a great host of different purposes all at the same time. In whatever direction you turn, it still remains yours. No barrier can shut it out. It can never be untimely; it can never be in the way. We need friendship all the time, just as much as we need the proverbial prime necessities of life, fire and water.
bravery spirit exciting
It shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances.
exercise age temperance
Exercise and temperance can preserve something of our early strength even in old age.
leadership philosophy leader
O philosophy, you leader of life.
stupid stupidity opinion
There is no opinion so stupid that it can't be expressed by some philosopher.
freedom men people
What is so beneficial to the people as liberty, which we see not only to be greedily sought after by men, but also by beasts, and to be prepared in all things.
speak wells subjects
No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.
history-of-life guidance passing
History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time...
laughter heart men
Cicero is dead! Cicero is born! The laughter has filled me, filled me so very completely. I am the laughter. I am the jester. The soul that has served as my constant companion for so long has breached the veil of the Void finally and forever. It is now in me. It is me. The world has seen the last of Cicero the man. Behold Cicero, Fool of Hearts - laughter incarnate!