What the object of senile avarice may be I cannot conceive. For can there be anything more absurd than to seek more journey money, the less there remains of the journey? Marcus Tullius Cicero More Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero More Quotes From Marcus Tullius Cicero There is no life without friendship Marcus Tullius Cicero To give counsel, as well as to take it, is a feature of true friendship. Marcus Tullius Cicero true-friendwellsgiving Life without learning is death. Marcus Tullius Cicero If anyone cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of feeling at all. From the enduring wonder of the heavens flows all grace and power. If anyone thinks it is mindless then he himself must be out of his mind. Marcus Tullius Cicero starsheaventhinking For no phase of life, whether public or private, whether in business or in the home, whether one is working on what concerns oneself alone or dealing with another, can be without its moral duty; on the discharge of such duties depends all that is morally right, and on their neglect all that is morally wrong in life. Marcus Tullius Cicero phaseshomelife There is no being of any race who, if he finds the proper guide, cannot attain to virtue. Marcus Tullius Cicero guidesvirtuerace ...the counsels of the Divine Mind had some glimpse of truth when they said that men are born in order to suffer the penalty for sins committed in a former life. Marcus Tullius Cicero karmamenorder Morals today are corrupted by our worship of riches. Marcus Tullius Cicero richesmoraltoday So you see, old age is really not so bad. May you come to know the condition! Marcus Tullius Cicero ageknowsmay I wonder that a soothsayer doesn't laugh whenever he sees another soothsayer. Marcus Tullius Cicero wonderlaughing Enmity is anger watching the opportunity for revenge. Marcus Tullius Cicero enmityrevengeopportunity Civilized people are taught by logic, barbarians, by necessity, communities by tradition; and the lesson inculcated even in wild beasts by nature itself. They learn that they have to defend their own bodies and persons lives from violence of any and every kind by all means within their power. Marcus Tullius Cicero communitymeanpeople Anyone who has got a book collection/library and a garden wants for nothing. Marcus Tullius Cicero librarygardenbook History illumes reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life Marcus Tullius Cicero history-of-lifememoriesreality The real friend is another self. Marcus Tullius Cicero real-friendsrealself Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. Marcus Tullius Cicero robbingsunworld Now in regard to trades and other means of livelihood, which ones are to be considered becoming to a gentleman and which ones are vulgar, we have been taught, in general, as follows. First, those means of livelihood are rejected as undesirable which incur people's ill-will, as those of tax-gatherers and usurers. Unbecoming to a gentleman, too, and vulgar are the means of livelihood of all hired workmen whom we pay for mere manual labour, not for artistic skill; for in their case the very wage they receive is a pledge of their slavery. Marcus Tullius Cicero ill-willskillsmean In times of war, the law falls silent. Marcus Tullius Cicero lawwarfall Little by little old age renders the body less powerful. Marcus Tullius Cicero powerfulbodyage For the laws are dumb in the midst of arms. Marcus Tullius Cicero armsdumblaw
