Ancient rome Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero Download Open image “Silent enim leges inter arma (Laws are silent in times of war).” — Marcus Tullius Cicero ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Ancient rome Latin Latin proverb Law Rome Silent Time Total war War
The law is silent during war. [Lat., Silent leges inter arma.] — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
“In times of war, the law falls silent. Silent enim leges inter arma ” — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
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Laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing! It is the jester! A voice from the Void, to cheer poor Cicero! I accept your gift, dearest Night Mother.… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the opposite. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Let art, then, imitate nature, find what she desires, and follow as she directs. For in invention nature is never last, education never first;… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Things sacred should not only be touched with the hands, but unviolated in thought. [Lat., Res sacros non modo manibus attingi, sed ne cogitatione… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Physicians, when the cause of disease is discovered, consider that the cure is discovered. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum. (Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
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