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
actual evil example harm
They do more harm by their evil example than by their actual sin.
act course mere morally thinking
for the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is demoralizing.
rewards action consciousness
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good action.
action prudence conception
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
war believe action
The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious.
communication our-actions our-words
We should be as careful of our words as of our actions.
body spirit action
Action is the language of the body and should harmonize with the spirit within.
views theatre action
Every generous action loves the public view; yet no theatre for virtue is equal to a consciousness of it.
men world action
Here is a man whose life and actions the world has already condemned - yet whose enormous fortune...has already brought him acquittal!
believe gains action
What is morally wrong can never be advantageous, even when it enables you to make some gain that you believe to be to your advantage. The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious.
truth passion action
The Intellect engages us in the pursuit of Truth. The Passions impel us to Action.
fortune tests
The shifts of fortune tests the reliability of friends
experience injury knew running
The whole injury experience was so frustrating. I knew if I could get back I would never take running for granted,
born earlier events happened ignorant lifetime memory past stupidity unless woven
To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to be ever a child. For what is man's lifetime unless the memory of past events is woven with those of earlier times?