Cicero
Greatest Roman orator and political philosopher
Quotes by Cicero
The greatest good is wisdom.
Truth is the foundation of all virtue.
The most beautiful things are not those we see with our eyes, but those we feel with our hearts.
The soul is the seat of life.
The human race is born to serve the gods.
The human mind is capable of infinite progress.
Life is a brief interval, to be used for good.
The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.
The greatest glory of a good man is his conscience.
There is nothing so absurd but it may be found in the books of philosophers.
The true beauty of life lies in its impermanence.
The soul is immortal, and it is the source of all our thoughts and actions.
Amicitia est omnium rerum humanarum et divinarum consensio cum benevolentia et caritate.
Homo sum; humani nihil a me alienum puto.
Virtus in media est.
Nihil est tam absurdum quod non dictum sit ab aliquo philosophorum.
Ignoranti quem portum petat nullus ventus est bonus.
Ratio est pars hominis, non pars naturae.
Non solum scire aliquid, sed etiam docere, pulchrum est.
Melius est causam dicere quam tacere.