Be a pattern to others and then all will go well. Marcus Tullius Cicero More Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero More Quotes From Marcus Tullius Cicero The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend. Marcus Tullius Cicero luxury folly enemy Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum. (Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.) Marcus Tullius Cicero investing public-opinion political According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another. Marcus Tullius Cicero injury damage law What is dishonestly got vanishes in profligacy. Marcus Tullius Cicero theft possession The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master from the house. Marcus Tullius Cicero dignity should house I follow nature as the surest guide, and resign myself with implicit obedience to her sacred ordinances. Marcus Tullius Cicero sacred obedience nature Our generosity never should exceed our abilities. Marcus Tullius Cicero ability generosity should Let the welfare of the people be the ultimate law. Marcus Tullius Cicero law latin people Taxes are the sinews of the state. Marcus Tullius Cicero taxes states Falsehoods border on truths. Marcus Tullius Cicero falsehood borders That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly old men, not to age itself. Marcus Tullius Cicero age silly men Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? In heaven's name,Catiline, how long will you abuse ourpatience? Marcus Tullius Cicero names patience long People do not understand what a great revenue economy is. Marcus Tullius Cicero philosophical economy people History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time. Marcus Tullius Cicero history-of-life passing guidance He who has a garden and a library wants for nothing. Marcus Tullius Cicero library garden reading The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander. Marcus Tullius Cicero leadership character past Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind. Marcus Tullius Cicero editing mind writing If the soul has food for study and learning, nothing is more delightful than an old age of leisure. Marcus Tullius Cicero soul age work Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom. Marcus Tullius Cicero wisdom love philosophy To give and receive advice - the former with freedom, and yet without bitterness, the latter with patience and without irritation - is peculiarly appropriate to geniune friendship. Marcus Tullius Cicero irritation friendship giving
