1,226 Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Let the punishment be equal with the offence. [Lat., Noxiae poena par esto.]

What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.

There is nothing which wings its flight so swiftly as calumny, nothing is uttered with more ease; nothing is listened to with more readiness, nothing disbursed more widely.

Who does not know that the first law of historical writing is the truth.

He who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander.

I cease not to advocate peace; even though unjust it is better than the most just war.

It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature; a matter of science, of diligence, of reflection, without which no Senator can possibly be fit for his office.

I do not understand what the man who is happy wants in order to be happier.

It is not enough merely possess virtue, as if it were an art; it should be practiced.