Greatness Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

21 Greatness quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Cicero’s eloquence frames greatness as a civic and personal virtue. Across 21 quotes he blends philosophical depth with rhetorical flair, offering a classic roadmap for those who aim to lead with integrity.

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Let each man have according to his deserts.

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Men of different tastes have different pursuits.

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Every man's reputation proceeds from those of his own household.

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Men think they may justly do that for which they have a precedent.

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A man has no enemy worse than himself.

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Dissimulation creeps gradually into the minds of men.

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All great men are partially inspired.

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A man has no worse enemy than himself.

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

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If only every man would make proper use of his strength and do his utmost, he need never regret his limited ability.

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The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

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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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No man was ever great without divine inspiration. [Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]

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The more peculiarly his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.

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Quacks pretend to cure other men's disorders, but fail to find a remedy for their own.

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It is not only arrogant, but it is profligate, for a man to disregard the world's opinion of himself.

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This is the part of a great man, after he has maturely weighed all circumstances, to punish the guilty, to spare the…

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Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

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A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

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Let every man practice the art that he knows best.

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He has no worse enemy than himself.

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

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