Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

Laws are inoperative in war

Laws are inoperative in war

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

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...

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

Hatred is settled anger.

Hatred is settled anger.

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes...

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with...

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Before beginning, prepare carefully

Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and...

Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and...

It is the beginning of the end

It is the beginning of the end