Nature herself makes the wise man rich. Marcus Tullius Cicero More Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero More Quotes From Marcus Tullius Cicero It is as hard for the good to suspect evil, as it is for the bad to suspect good. Marcus Tullius Cicero democracy freedom evil All men have a feeling, that they would rather you told them a civil lie than give them a point blank refusal.... If you make a promise, the thing is still uncertain, depends on a future day, and concerns but few people; but if you refuse you alienate people to a certainty and at once, and many people too. Marcus Tullius Cicero men lying people The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured. Marcus Tullius Cicero philosophical growth blessing The world has not yet learned the riches of frugality. Marcus Tullius Cicero frugality riches world Do not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others. Marcus Tullius Cicero advancement crush competition It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor. Marcus Tullius Cicero health fitness motivational All literature, all philosophical treatises, all the voices of antiquity are full of examples for imitation, which would all lie unseen in darkness without the light of literature. Marcus Tullius Cicero philosophical light lying It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. Marcus Tullius Cicero moving-on broken-heart heartbreak To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbsial disgrace. Marcus Tullius Cicero proverbial folly stones All action is of the mind and the mirror of the mind is the face, its index the eyes. Marcus Tullius Cicero mirrors eye mind When I consider the wonderful activity of the mind, so great a memory of what is past, and such a capacity of penetrating into the future: when I behold such a number of arts and sciences, and such a multitude of discoveries hence arising,--I believe and am firmly persuaded that a nature which contains so many things within itself cannot be mortal. Marcus Tullius Cicero memories believe art Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries. Marcus Tullius Cicero regard injury favour I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce" voting at elections is the best method. Marcus Tullius Cicero viva voting ego The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words. Marcus Tullius Cicero sympathy friendship mean He he he... Crazy? Cicero? He he he he! That's... madness. Marcus Tullius Cicero madness crazy What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered. Marcus Tullius Cicero honesty There are no true friends in politics. Marcus Tullius Cicero no-true-friends true-friend politics While there's life, there's hope. Marcus Tullius Cicero hope latin life Strict law is often great injustice. Marcus Tullius Cicero strict injustice law Nature abhors annihilation. Marcus Tullius Cicero philosophical genocide nature
