We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Topics: Desire Quotes, Glory Quotes, Praise Quotes

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the...

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

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...

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there...

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there...

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without...

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without...

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

Men do not realize how great a revenue economy is

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

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...

One of life's gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden,...

One of life's gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden,...

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...