Cicero Quotes

Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (In times of war, the law falls silent)

The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.

We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.

Friendship make prosperity more shining and lessens adversity by dividing and sharing it.

Not to know what happened before one was born is to remain a child.

If truth were self-evident, eloquence would not be necessary.

Laws are silent in time of war.

The sinews of war, unlimited money.

‘He himself said’, and this ‘himself’ was Pythagoras.

The good of the people is the chief law.

There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life, and brings us tidings of antiquity

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.