The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn. Marcus Tullius Cicero More Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero More Quotes From Marcus Tullius Cicero Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says. Marcus Tullius Cicero mistake may men The name of peace is sweet, and the thing itself is beneficial, but there is a great difference between peace and servitude. Peace is freedom in tranquillity, servitude is the worst of all evils, to be resisted not only by war, but even by death. Marcus Tullius Cicero sweet war peace I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own. Marcus Tullius Cicero envy philosophical gratitude There is no one who can give you wiser advice than you can give yourself: you will never make a slip, if you listen to your own heart. Marcus Tullius Cicero philosophical wisdom wise Before beginning, plan carefully. Marcus Tullius Cicero careful philosophical planning Brevity is a great charm of eloquence. Marcus Tullius Cicero brevity charm philosophical In anger nothing right nor judicious can be done. Marcus Tullius Cicero done There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good action. Marcus Tullius Cicero rewards consciousness action Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom. Marcus Tullius Cicero wisdom justice knowledge Friendship was given by nature to be an assistant to virtue, not a companion in vice. Marcus Tullius Cicero vices inspirational friendship A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation. Marcus Tullius Cicero mind education science As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes. Marcus Tullius Cicero fire character men Not to know what happened before you were born is to be a child forever. For what is the time of a man, except it be interwoven with that memory of ancient things of a superior age? Marcus Tullius Cicero men memories children The recovery of freedom is so splendid a thing that we must not shun even death when seeking to recover it. Marcus Tullius Cicero splendid recovery freedom Laws are silent in time of war. Marcus Tullius Cicero philosophical law war Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things. Marcus Tullius Cicero intriguing philosophical memories This excessive licence, which the anarchists think is the only true freedom, provides the stock, as it were, from which a tyrant grows. Marcus Tullius Cicero tyrants democracy thinking The life given us, by nature is short; but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal. Marcus Tullius Cicero inspirational memories life Courage is virtue which champions the cause of right. Marcus Tullius Cicero champion army causes 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
