On Duties Quotes

“But the foundation of justice is good faith, that is, steadfastness and truth in promises and agreements.”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Duties

topic:truth justice

“Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs than freedom never endangered.”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Duties

topic:freedom

“For the function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil; whereas, inasmuch as all things morally wrong are evil, trickery prefers the evil to the good.”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Duties

topic:wisdom good evil

“But it is essential to every inquiry about duty that we keep before our eyes how far superior man is by nature to cattle and other beasts: they have no thought except for sensual pleasure and this they are impelled by every instinct to seek;”

― Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Duties

topic:man

“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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