Marcus Tullius Cicero
View AuthorThe first law of friendship is to ask of friends things that are honorable, and only do honorable things for them.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
View AuthorIf we want to enjoy peace, we must keep our weapons well; if we lay down our arms, we will never have peace.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
View AuthorTo be free, one must be slaves to the law.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
View AuthorThe things we say are always more sincere when our spirits are angry than when they are calm.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
View AuthorIf we do good out of self-interest, we will be clever, but never good.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
View AuthorIt is difficult to say how much courtesy and amiability reconcile human spirits when speaking.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
View AuthorFreedom only resides in states where the people have supreme power.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
View AuthorThere is nothing that humans try to preserve so much, nor manage so poorly, as their own life.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
View AuthorIn order to preserve freedom, death, which is the ultimate evil, should not be feared.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
View AuthorOh, sweet name of freedom!
Marcus Tullius Cicero
View AuthorHonesty is always worthy of praise, even when it brings no utility, reward, or benefit.
Cyrus the Great
View AuthorBrevity is the soul of wit. Speaking excessively suggests desperation on the part of the leader.