Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

“Again, just as apples when unripe are torn from trees, but when ripe and mellow drop down, so it is violence that takes life from young men, ripeness from old. This ripeness is so delightful to me, that, as I approach nearer to death, I seem as...”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Old Age

topic:age violence

“But if I am wrong in thinking the human soul immortal, I am glad to be wrong; nor will I allow the mistake which gives me so much pleasure to be wrested from me as long as I live.”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Old Age

topic:pleasure soul

“More law, less justice.”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Duties

topic:justice law

“The higher we are placed, the more humbly should we walk.”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Duties

“the more peculiarly his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Duties

topic:character

“But the greater the difficulty, the greater the glory; for no occasion arises that can excuse a man for being guilty of injustice.”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Duties

topic:difficulty

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