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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So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge
Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom
Peace is liberty in tranquillity
Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak
Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable
Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money
No one can give you better advice than yourself
Like associates with like
Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law
Laws are silent in time of war
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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