1,226 Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

There is no praise in being upright, where no one can, or tries to corrupt you.

They condemn what they do not understand.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

To freemen, threats are impotent. [Lat., Nulla enim minantis auctoritas apud liberos est.]

The budget should be balanced. Public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered, and assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt.

The first bond of society is the marriage tie; the next our children; then the whole family of our house, and all things in common.

Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.

He cannot be strict in judging, who does not wish others to be strict judges of himself.

An old man with something of the youth in him, may feel young in mind and heart only.