1,226 Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Every man should bear his own grievances rather than detract from the comforts of another.

There is nothing more shocking than to see assertion and approval dashing ahead of cognition and perception.

He removes the greatest ornament of friendship who takes away from it respect.

No one is so old that he does not think he could live another year.

Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbial disgrace. [Lat., Culpa enim illa, bis ad eundem, vulgari reprehensa proverbio est.]

Certain signs precede certain events.