But I must at the very beginning lay down this principle—friendship can only exist between good men.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROBut I must at the very beginning lay down this principle—friendship can only exist between good men.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROTo make a mistake is only human; to persist in a mistake is idiotic.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROIt is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROI prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROYour enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERONo power on earth, if it labours beneath the burden of fear, can possibly be strong enough to survive.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROI would rather be wrong, by God, with Plato than be correct with those men.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROA happy life consists in tranquility of mind.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROFreedom is participation in power.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROWe must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROIn all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROTrust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROFor the whole life of a philosopher is, as the same philosopher says, a meditation on death.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROA mental stain can neither be blotted out by the passage of time nor washed away by any waters.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROThe function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICEROTo be rather than to seem.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO