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Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Biography: Marcus Tullius Cicero was a renowned Roman orator, statesman, and phil... more Biography: Marcus Tullius Cicero was a renowned Roman orator, statesman, and philosopher. Born in 106 BC, Cicero is celebrated for his speeches, extensive writings on rhetoric, and his influence on Latin prose. He played a crucial role in the politics of the late Roman Republic, advocating for the Republic's principles against rising autocratic powers. less
"The safety of the people shall be the highest law."
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"The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct."
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"A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation."
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"A man of courage is also full of faith."
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"Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom."
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"The well-being of the people is the highest law"
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"Silence is one of the great arts of conversation"
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"The good of the people is the chief law"
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"The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil"
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"Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book"
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"It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment"
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"While there's life, there's hope"
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"Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error"
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"The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk"
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"The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn"
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