Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Not every mistake should be labeled as foolishness.

A home without books is like a body without a soul.

Hidden and silent enmities are worse than open and declared ones.

The first law of friendship is to ask of friends things that are honorable, and only do honorable things for them.

Nothing is more attractive in a man than his courtesy, his patience, and his tolerance.

To err is human; but only the foolish persist in error.

All fake things fall like withered flowers, because no simulation can last a long time.

I do not know whether, besides wisdom, the immortal gods have bestowed upon man anything better than friendship.

The good citizen is one who cannot tolerate in his country a power that seeks to become superior to the laws.

He who contemplates a true friend, is as if he were contemplating another exemplar of himself.

If we want to enjoy peace, we must keep our weapons well; if we lay down our arms, we will never have peace.

To be free, one must be slaves to the law.