1,226 Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

I wonder that a soothsayer doesn’t laugh whenever he sees another soothsayer.

The aim of a ship’s captain is a successful voyage; a doctor’s, health; a general’s, victory. So the aim of our ideal statesman is the citizens’ happy life – that is, a life secure in wealth, rich in resources, abundant in renown, and honorable in its moral character. That is the task which I wish him to accomplish – the greatest and best that any man can have.

Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says.

There is no place more delightful than one’s own fireside. Nullus est locus domestica sede jucundior.

The strictest law often causes the most serious wrong.

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey’s end.

The popular breeze – Aura popularis.

Empire and liberty.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.