Cicero
Greatest Roman orator and political philosopher
Quotes by Cicero
Old age is the crown of life, if one knows how to use it.
The desire for glory is the last thing to be laid aside even by the wise.
What is morally wrong can never be advantageous, even when it enables you to make some gain.
The mind is the man.
Nature herself has imprinted on the minds of all a certain idea of God.
The pursuit of truth is the noblest of all pursuits.
There is nothing more beautiful than to be useful to others.
The soul of man is immortal and divine.
Life is nothing without friendship.
The memory of a well-spent life is eternal.
The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
The mind is the proper judge of the body.
The ultimate good is to live in accordance with nature.
Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
There is no beauty without some strangeness.
The human mind is a divine spark.
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
Death is not an evil, for it is common to all.
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
The mind is the man, and the man is the mind.