Men Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules man's life.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Man's life is ruled by fortune, not by wisdom.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Man is his own worst enemy.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

He has no worse enemy than himself.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Nature herself makes the wise man rich.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Man must suffer to be wise.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

A wise man does nothing by constraint.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Probabilities direct the conduct of the wise man.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The first duty of man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods, than in giving health to men.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself feared?

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

No wise man ever thought that a traitor should be trusted.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

We ought to regard amiability as the quality of woman, dignity that of man.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Nothing is more becoming in a great man than courtesy and forbearance

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

For a courageous man cannot die dishonorably, a man who has attained the consulship cannot die before his time, a philosopher cannot…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

If a man cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The wise man knows nothing if he cannot benefit from his wisdom. Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but also to…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

In ancient times music was the foundation of all the sciences. Education was begun with music with the persuasion that nothing could…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be kept up…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

For every man's nature is concealed with many folds of disguise, and covered as it were with various veils. His brows, his…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Opinionum enim commenta delet dies; naturæ judicia confirmat. Time destroys the groundless conceits of men; it confirms decisions founded on reality.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says.…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

It is easy to distinguish between the joking that reflects good breeding and that which is coarse-the one, if aired at an…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Be sure that it is not you that is mortal, but only your body. For that man whom your outward form reveals…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

In this statement, my Scipio, I build on your own admirable definition, that there can be no community, properly so called, unless…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Can you also, Lucullus, affirm that there is any power united with wisdom and prudence which has made, or, to use your…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Cicero is dead! Cicero is born! The laughter has filled me, filled me so very completely. I am the laughter. I am…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

There is in fact a true law namely right reason, which is in accordance with nature, applies to all men and is…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Vicious habits are so great a stain to human nature, and so odious in themselves, that every person actuated by right reason…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Nothing in oratory is more important than to win for the orator the favour of his hearer, and to have the latter…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and expeller of vices! What could we and every age of men have been…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The most evident difference between man and animals is this: the beast, in as much as it is largely motivated by the…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

. . . for until that God who rules all the region of the sky . . . has freed you from…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

No man in his senses will dance.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Let every man practice the art that he knows best.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Every man's friend is no man's friend.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Dissimulation creeps gradually into the minds of men.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero