1,226 Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

The mansion should not be graced by its master, the master should grace the mansion.

Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by praise.

The real friend is another self.

Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.

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

What society does to its children, so will its children do to society.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty solemnity of demeanour.