1,226 Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Never can custom conquer nature, for she is ever unconquered.

Every animal loves itself.

What we call pleasure, and rightly so is the absence of all pain.

I speak of that learning which wakes us acquainted with the boundless extent of nature, and the universe, and which even while we remain in this world, discovers to us both heaven, earth, and sea.

What is dignity without honesty?

Our thoughts are free.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

I have never yet known a poet who did not think himself super-excellent.

The leaders should all relate to this principle: the governed must be as happy as possible.