Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes - Page 10

• The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth. The second is that he shall suppress nothing that is true. Moreover, there shall be no suspicion of partiality in his writing, or of malice.

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  Truth, Writing, Law

  De Oratore. It is more important that these maxims be observed by U.S. intelligence analysts than by historians.

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• A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Life, Happiness, Happy

  Marcus Tullius Cicero (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Cicero (Illustrated)”, p.2759, Delphi Classics

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• Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Philosophical, Charm, Brevity

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

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Men, Income, Realizing

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

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  World, Riches, Frugality

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

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Light, History, Witness

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

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Truth, Passion, Science

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• Probability is the very guide of life.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Investing, Statistics, Guides

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

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

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Desire, Thirst, Satisfied

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

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  Thinking

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

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Men, Profession, Knows

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• Law is the highest reason implanted in Nature, which commands what ought to be done and forbids the opposite.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Nature, Law, Opposites

  Marcus Tullius Cicero (1970). “Cicero”

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• Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Sweet, Overcoming, Difficulty

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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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• In nothing do humans approach so nearly to the gods as doing good to others.

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  Health, Religion, Liberty

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

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Wise, Fool, Protection

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• The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Philosophical, Blessing, Growth

  Marcus Tullius Cicero (1856). “Cicero's Three books of Offices: or, Moral duties. Also his Cato Major, an essay on old age; Laelius, an essay on friendship; Paradoxes; Scipio's dream; and Letter to Quintus on the duties of a magistrate”, p.249

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• Philosophy is the true mother of science.

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  Mother, Philosophy

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