Reason should direct and appetite obey

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Topics: Reason Quotes

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err,...

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err,...

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator

Nature abhors annihilation.

Nature abhors annihilation.

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase...

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for...

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for...

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what...

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

There is no sanctuary so holy that money cannot profane it, no fortress so strong...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his...

A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his...