“We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: men
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There are more men ennobled by study
“There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: nature
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Our character is not so much the
“Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those circumstances by which nature forms our habits, by which we are nurtured and live.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: nature
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What sweetness is left in life, if
“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.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: life
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I never heard of an old man
“I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: money
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Laws are silent in time of war.
“Laws are silent in time of war.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: time
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Confidence is that feeling by which the
“Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: trust
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In everything truth surpasses the imitation and
“In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: truth
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Justice consists in doing no injury to
“Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: men
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Nature abhors annihilation.
“Nature abhors annihilation.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: nature
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The study and knowledge of the universe
“The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no practical results to follow.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Category: knowledge
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