Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Roman - Statesman | 106 BC - 43 BC

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much.

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It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal.

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No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

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To some extent I liken slavery to death.

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In time of war the laws are silent.

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For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

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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.

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Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable.

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Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.

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Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

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We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

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The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless.

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