Marcus Tullius Cicero
Ancient Rome
3 Jan -106 // 7 Dec -43
Politician/Orator/Philosopher
3 Jan -106 // 7 Dec -43
Politician/Orator/Philosopher
Quotes
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Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth
Let a man practise the profession he best knows
It is a proof of great talents to recall the mind from the senses, and to separate thought from habit
Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat
Modesty is that feeling by which honorable shame acquires a valuable and lasting authority
Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says
Every evil in the bud is easily crushed; as it grows older, it becomes stronger
What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered
Economy is a great revenue
Not to be avaricious is money; not to be fond of buying is a revenue; but to be content with our own is the greatest and most certain wealth of all
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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."
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