Marcus Tullius Cicero
Ancient Rome
3 Jan -106 // 7 Dec -43
Politician/Orator/Philosopher
3 Jan -106 // 7 Dec -43
Politician/Orator/Philosopher
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For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we perform for the sake of our friends
Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself
Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence
Before beginning, plan carefully
An unjust peace is better than a just war
All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief
Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays