Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

#Ethics

The law in Athens is true in Rome

#Ethics

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

#Desire, #Glory, #Praise

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

#Glory

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law

#Goodness, #Welfare

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made...

#Grief

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

#History

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

#Ignorance

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

#Intelligence

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

#Justice

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

#Justice

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things

#Memory