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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Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they possess it
He takes the greatest ornament from friendship, who takes modesty from it
Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind
Nothing dries sooner than a tear
That which leads us to the performance of duty by offering pleasure as its reward, is not virtue, but a deceptive copy and imitation of virtue
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good action
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to vice
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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