Marcus Tullius Cicero
Ancient Rome
3 Jan -106 // 7 Dec -43
Politician/Orator/Philosopher
3 Jan -106 // 7 Dec -43
Politician/Orator/Philosopher
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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence
Before beginning, plan carefully
An unjust peace is better than a just war
All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief
Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end
A man of courage is also full of faith
A letter does not blush
A friend is, as it were, a second self
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays