1,226 Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Man's best support is a very dear friend.

There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful friend; Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in the winde; But love once planted in a perfect and pure minde indureth weale and woe; The frownes of fortune, come they never so unkinde, cannot the same overthrowe.

Little by little old age renders the body less powerful.

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.

Economy is a great revenue. [Lat., Magnum vectigal est parsimonia.]

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.

Nature abhors annihilation.

The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man.

It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.