Top 15 Cicero Quotes

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

The beginnings of all things are small.

To philosophize is to learn how to die.

Almost no one dances sober, unless he is insane.

Everyone hopes to reach old age but when it comes, most of us complain about it.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you.

When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's [children's] minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.

Who is there who would wish to be surrounded by all the riches in the world and enjoy every abundance in life and yet not love or be loved by anyone?

The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.

Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error

Freedom is participation in power.