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Marcus Tullius Cicero
A room without...
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
Source: From Charades, an...
He only employs...
He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.
Source: In Correct...
There is nothing...
There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.
Source: De...
Brevity is a...
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
Source: In Instant Quotation Dictionary, by...
To stumble twice...
To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.
Source: In Isaac...
A careful physician...
A careful physician . . ., before he attempts to administer a remedy to his patient, must investigate not only the...
I prefer tongue-tied...
I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.
Source: De Oratore, bk. 3,...
Before beginning, plan...
Before beginning, plan carefully.
Source: In
Brevity is the...
Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.
As fire when...
As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of...
If you have...
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
Source: In The...
I am not...
I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know.
Source:...
Confidence is that...
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in...
Great is our...
Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.
I never admire...
I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.
The eyes like...
The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.
Source: In
A man of...
A man of courage is also full of faith.
Source: In
In everything truth...
In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.
Source: In
He cannot be...
He cannot be strict in judging, who does not wish others to be strict judges of himself.
Every stage of...
Every stage of human life, except the last, is marked out by certain and defined limits; old age alone has no precise...