Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. Cicero
Advice is judged by results, not by intentions. Cicero
It is a great thing to know our vices. Cicero
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide. Cicero
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself. Cicero
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow. Cicero
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. Cicero
There is pleasure in calm remembrance of a past sorrow. Cicero
Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offence. Cicero
There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften. Cicero
A home without books is a body without soul. Cicero
What is more agreeable than one’s home? Cicero
No well-informed person ever imputed inconsistency to another for changing his mind. Cicero
Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education. Cicero
Nothing is so difficult to believe that oratory cannot make it acceptable, nothing so rough and uncultured as not to gain brilliance and refinement from eloquence. Cicero
For of all gainful professions, nothing is better, nothing more pleasing, nothing more delightful, nothing better becomes a well-bred man than agriculture. Cicero
The best interpreter of the law is custom. Cicero
There are more men ennobled by study than by nature. Cicero
The appetites of the stomach and the palate, far from diminishing as men grow older, go on increasing. Cicero
Brevity is a great praise of eloquence. Cicero
Brevity is the best recommendation of a speech, not only in the case of a senator, but in that, too, of an orator. Cicero
The good of the people is the chief law. Cicero
The sinews of war, unlimited money. Cicero
The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory. Cicero