Top 500 Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

52. “Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

53. “The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

54. “I have always been of the opinion that unpopularity earned by doing what is right is not unpopularity at all, but glory.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

55. “The science of love is the philosophy of the heart.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

56. “Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

57. “The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

58. “Life is short, but art lives forever.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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59. “There are two ways to resolve conflicts, through violence or through negotiation. Violence is for wild beasts, negotiation is for human beings.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

60. “Freedom is participation in power.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

61. “Philosophy is the true mother of science.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

62. “The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

63. “Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

64. “The beginnings of all things are small.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

65. “Old age: the crown of life, our play’s last act.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

66. “I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

67. “Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

68. “There is nothing God cannot do.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

69. “If a man cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of any feeling at all.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

70. “Softly! Softly! I want none but the judges to hear me. The Jews have already gotten me into a fine mess, as they have many other gentleman. I have no desire to furnish further grist for their mills.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

71. “History is indeed the witness of the times, the light of truth.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

72. “The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

73. “I remember the very thing that I do not wish to; I cannot forget the things I wish to forget.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

74. “The foundation of justice is good faith.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

75. “The hours pass and the days and the months and the years, and the past time never returns.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

76. “Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill. – Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

77. “Our thoughts are free.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

78. “The real friend is another self.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

79. “Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

80. “We should never so entirely avoid danger as to appear irresolute and cowardly; but, at the same time, we should avoid unnecessarily exposing ourselves to danger, than which nothing can be more foolish.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

81. “Every one is least known to himself, and it is very difficult for a man to know himself.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

82. “Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the truth.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

84. “The first bond of society is the marriage tie; the next our children; then the whole family of our house, and all things in common.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

85. “Do not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

86. “Let your desires be ruled by reason.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

87. “He who suffers, remembers.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

88. “Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

89. “Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

90. “No wise man ever thought that a traitor should be trusted.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

91. “I criticize by creation – not by finding fault.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

92. “The aim of forensic oratory is to teach, to delight, to move.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

93. “Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

94. “O, tempora! O, mores!”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

95. “After victory, you have more enemies.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

96. “It shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

97. “Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

98. “Within the character of the citizen, lies the welfare of the nation.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

99. “We are not born for ourselves alone.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

100. “By doubting we come at truth.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero