Marcus Tullius Cicero
Ancient Rome
3 Jan -106 // 7 Dec -43
Politician/Orator/Philosopher
3 Jan -106 // 7 Dec -43
Politician/Orator/Philosopher
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That which leads us to the performance of duty by offering pleasure as its reward, is not virtue, but a deceptive copy and imitation of virtue
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good action
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to vice
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction
Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely circulated
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the semblance of courtesy
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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Essays