Marcus Tullius Cicero Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Marcus Tullius Cicero quotes, Marcus Tullius Cicero sayings, and Marcus Tullius Cicero proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Virtue and decency are so nearly related that it is difficult to separate them from each other but in our imagination. Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it. Marcus Tullius Cicero
A perverse temper and fretful disposition will make any state of life whatsoever unhappy. Marcus Tullius Cicero
What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children? Marcus Tullius Cicero
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction. Marcus Tullius Cicero
No obligation to do the impossible is binding. Marcus Tullius Cicero
There are some duties we owe even to those who have wronged us. There is, after all, a limit to retribution and punishment. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation. Marcus Tullius Cicero
There never was a great soul that did not have some divine inspiration. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Vicious habits are so great a stain to human nature, and so odious in themselves, that every person actuated by right reason would avoid them, though he were sure they; would be always concealed both from God and man, and had no future punishment entailed upon them. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Vicious habits are so odious and degrading that they transform the individual who practices them into an incarnate demon. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Noble persons have the best capacities; for whether they give themselves to goodness or ungraciousness, they do in either excel, as none of the common sort of people can come anything nigh them. Marcus Tullius Cicero
True nobility is exempt from fear. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Marcus Tullius Cicero
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant. Marcus Tullius Cicero
All soils are not fertile. Marcus Tullius Cicero
The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Superstition is an unreasoning fear of God. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be shunned. Marcus Tullius Cicero
A thankful heart is the greatest virtue. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Silence is one of the great arts of conversations. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow. Marcus Tullius Cicero
The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind. Marcus Tullius Cicero
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good action. Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is foolish to tear one’s hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Be a pattern to others and then all will go well. Marcus Tullius Cicero
There are gems of thought that are ageless and eternal. Marcus Tullius Cicero