The law in Athens is true in Rome

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Topics: Ethics Quotes

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become...

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his...

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have...

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

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.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many...

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own...

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own...

There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.

There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.