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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To disregard what the world thinks of us is not only arrogant but utterly shameless
No man was ever great without divine inspiration
He who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander
Not only is that an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it
The beginnings of all things are small
Can any one find in what condition his body will be, I do not say a year hence, but this evening?
Through ignorance of what is good and what is bad, the life of men is greatly perplexed
You must therefore love me, myself, and not my circumstances, if we are to be real friends
Religion is not removed by removing superstition
A man does not wonder at what he sees frequently, even though he be ignorant of the reason. If anything happens which he has not seen before, he calls it a prodigy
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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