Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes - Page 10

• I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

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  Gratitude, Philosophical, Envy

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• Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

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  Philosophical, Charm, Brevity

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• Let a man practise the profession he best knows.
  [Lat., Quam quisque novit artem, in hac se exerceat.]

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  Men, Profession, Knows

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• He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be counted among great men.

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  Men, Errors, Ignorant

  "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, De Officiis (44 B.C.), I. 19, p. 647-49, 1922.

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• Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it.

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  Art, Teaching, Knowledge

  "De Legibus (On the Laws)". Book by Marcus Tullius Cicero (Book II, Chapter 19), circa 52 BC.

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

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  Men, Comfort, Bears

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• Men do not realize how great an income thrift is.

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  Men, Income, Realizing

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• The world has not yet learned the riches of frugality.

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  World, Riches, Frugality

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• The thirst of desire is never filled, nor fully satisfied.

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  Desire, Thirst, Satisfied

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• A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

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  Philosophical, Tears, Trouble

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• Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.

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  Long, Life Is, Enough

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• History is indeed the witness of the times, the light of truth.

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  Light, History, Witness

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• The wise man knows nothing if he cannot benefit from his wisdom. Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but also to be utilized.

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  Wise, Men, Benefits

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• Vivere est cogitare. (To think is to live)

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  Thinking

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• Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth.

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  Truth, Lying, Mind

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• Probability is the very guide of life.

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  Investing, Statistics, Guides

  "De Natura Deorum (On the Nature of the Gods)". Book by Marcus Tullius Cicero, 45 BC.

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• The Intellect engages us in the pursuit of Truth. The Passions impel us to Action.

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  Truth, Passion, Science

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• It is not easy to distinguish between true and false affection, unless there occur one of those crises in which, as gold is tried by fire, so a faithful friendship may be tested by danger.

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  Real, Fire, Faithful

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• Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.

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  Sweet, Overcoming, Difficulty

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• No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.

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  Science, Understanding, Speak

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• Probabilities direct the conduct of the wise man.

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  Wise, Art, Philosophy

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• There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.

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  Funny, Philosophical, Philosopher

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• It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.

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  Nature, Mistake, Philosophical

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• The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

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  Wise, Fool, Protection

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• We ought to regard amiability as the quality of woman, dignity that of man.

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  Men, Quality, Dignity

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