To live is to think.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Topics: Thinking Quotes

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

The best interpreter of the law is custom.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

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.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

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...

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but...

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but...

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.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the...

The foolishness of old age does not characterize all who are old, but only the...

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

More law, less justice.

More law, less justice.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

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.