1,226 Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Should this my firm persuasion of the soul's immortality prove to be a mere delusion, it is at least a pleasing delusion, and I will cherish it to my last breath.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat. [Lat., Esse oportet ut vivas, non vivere ut edas.]

If some lose their whole fortunes, they will drag many more down with them . . . believe me that the whole system of credit and finance which is carried on here at Rome in the Forum, is inextricably bound up with the revenues of the Asiatic province. If Those revenues are destroyed, our whole system of credit will come down with a crash.

Every man's friend is no man's friend.

Through doubt we arrive at the truth.

I shall always consider the best guesser the best prophet.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity. It will steal you blind.