1,226 Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum. (Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.)

The wise man never loses his temper.

The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

What greater or better gift can we offer the republic than to teach and instruct our youth? [Lat., Quod enim munus reiplicae afferre majus, meliusve possumus, quam si docemus atque erudimus juventutem?]

Everyone has his besetting sin.

An acute first-class brain is the finest asset anyone can have- and, if we want to be happy, it is an asset we must exploit to the uttermost.

In prosperity let us most carefully avoid pride, disdain, and arrogance.

Our minds are rendered buoyant by exercise.