No one has lived a short life who has performed its duties with unblemished character. Marcus Tullius Cicero More Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero More Quotes From Marcus Tullius Cicero 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 Please go on, make your threats. I don't like to submit to mere implication. Marcus Tullius Cicero historical goes-on history Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from their own faults. Marcus Tullius Cicero annoyed suffering men No power is strong enough to be lasting, if it labours under the weight of fear. Marcus Tullius Cicero strong weight enough Frugality includes all the other virtues. Marcus Tullius Cicero wealth virtue money Generosity should never exceed ability. Marcus Tullius Cicero ability generosity should To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a fool. Marcus Tullius Cicero persevere fool errors In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names. Marcus Tullius Cicero philosopher names book Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts. Marcus Tullius Cicero philosophical courage heart Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty. Marcus Tullius Cicero teaching fear teacher Exercise and temperance can preserve something of our early strength even in old age. Marcus Tullius Cicero temperance age exercise No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor temperate, who considers pleasure the highest good. Marcus Tullius Cicero pain men thinking Excessive liberty leads both nations and individuals into excessive slavery. Marcus Tullius Cicero slavery individual liberty Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted. Marcus Tullius Cicero taken suffering men Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age. Marcus Tullius Cicero companion youth age Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth. Marcus Tullius Cicero philosophical truth mind Studies are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a delight at home, and no hindrance abroad; they are companions by night, and in travel, and in the country. Marcus Tullius Cicero home country book The best interpreter of the law is custom. Marcus Tullius Cicero interpreter philosophical law Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude. Marcus Tullius Cicero tyranny liberty freedom Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage. Marcus Tullius Cicero cohabitation philosophical philosophy
