1,226 Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind.

Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Justice renders to every one his due.

Look closely at these self-evident truths, these imperishable articles of American Faith upon which all our government is firmly based. First and foremost is the existence of God. Next comes the truth that all men are equal in the sight of God. Third is the fact of God's great gift of unalienable rights to every person on earth. Then follows the true and single purpose of all American Government, namely, to preserve and protect these God-made rights of God-made man.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth. The second is that he shall suppress nothing that is true. Moreover, there shall be no suspicion of partiality in his writing, or of malice.

The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

There are more men ennobled by study than by nature.