Adversity Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

15 Adversity quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Cicero’s meditations on hardship carry the gravitas of ancient philosophy, reminding us that resilience is timeless. These 15 sayings bridge Roman thought with modern struggles.

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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

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The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

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Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.

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Prosperity demands of us more prudence and moderation than adversity.

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It shows a weak mind not to bear prosperity as well as adversity with moderation.

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Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.

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It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.

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Books are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a…

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Studies are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a…

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If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions will deprive…

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All I can do is to urge on you to regard friendship as the greatest thing in the world; for there is…

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These (literary) studies are the food of youth, and consolation of age; they adorn prosperity, and are the comfort and refuge of…

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Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity by sharing its griefs and anxieties. [Lat., Secundas res splendidiores facit amicitia, et adversas…

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These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old: an ornament in prosperity, a consoling refuge in adversity;…

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Other relaxations are peculiar to certain times, places and stages of life, but the study of letters is the nourishment of our…

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Things sacred should not only be touched with the hands, but unviolated in thought. [Lat., Res sacros non modo manibus attingi, sed ne cogitatione…

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Grief is not in the nature of things, but in opinion.

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Physicians, when the cause of disease is discovered, consider that the cure is discovered.

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Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum. (Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than…

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