Cicero quotes - page 2

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom. (Cicero)
Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body. View quote
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The shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends. View quote
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It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment. View quote
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We must not say that every mistake is a foolish one. View quote
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A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind. View quote
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It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. View quote
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Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either. View quote
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The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. View quote
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Never injure a friend, even in jest. View quote
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Let the punishment be equal with the offence. [Lat., Noxiae poena par esto.]. (Cicero)
For of all gainful professions, nothing is better, nothing more pleasing, nothing more delightful, nothing better becomes a well-bred man than agriculture. View quote
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I am a Roman citizen. View quote
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What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk. View quote
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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. View quote
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Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty. View quote
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When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. View quote
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We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition. View quote
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Diseases of the mind are more common and more pernicious than diseases of the body. View quote
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Through doubt we arrive at the truth. View quote
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I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know. (Cicero)
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover. View quote
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Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it. View quote
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If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it. View quote
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What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us. View quote
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