1,226 Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

The soul in sleep gives proof of its divine nature.

If you would abolish covetousness, you must abolish its mother, profusion.

I remember the very thing that I do not wish to; I cannot forget the things I wish to forget.

We must be ever on the search for some persons whom we shall love and who will love us in return. If good will and affection are taken away, every joy is taken from life.

When they remain silent, they cry out.

Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says. [Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis, in errore perseverae. Posteriores enim cogitationes (ut aiunt) sapientiores solent esse.]

The whole glory of virtue resides in activity.

The habit of arguing in support of atheism, whether it be done from conviction or in pretense, is a wicked and impious practice.

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.