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Ancient Roman Politician Inspirational Quotes (788)

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For surely to be wise is the most desirable thing in all the world.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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I am never less alone than when alone.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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While all other things are uncertain, evanescent, and ephemeral, virtue alone is fixed with deep roots it can neither be overthrown by any violence or moved from its place.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs than freedom never endangered.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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It is difficult to remember all, and ungracious to omit any.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Regard not dreams, since they are but the images of our hopes and fears.
Cato the Younger
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Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Hatred is settled anger.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The eyes, like sentinels, hold the highest place in the body. [Lat., Oculi, tanquam, speculatores, altissimum locum obtinent.]
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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We cannot employ the mind to advantage when we are filled with excessive food and drink.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Memmius would only be useless to him for a short time, but that he would remain useless to himself and the Republic forever.
Scipio Africanus
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Can you also, Lucullus, affirm that there is any power united with wisdom and prudence which has made, or, to use your own expression, manufactured man? What sort of a manufacture is that? Where is it exercised? when? why? how?
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Every evil in the bud is easily crushed: as it grows older, it becomes stronger.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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To freemen, threats are impotent.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!
Augustus
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More laws, less justice.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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But as to the affection which anyone may have for us, it is the first demand of duty that we do most for him who loves us most but we should measure affection, not like youngsters, by the ardour of its passion, but rather by its strength and constancy.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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It is certain that memory contains not only philosophy, but all the arts and all that appertain to the use of life.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself feared?
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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It is foolish to pluck out one's hair for sorrow, as if grief could be assuaged by baldness.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Enmity is anger watching the opportunity for revenge.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Not to have knowledge of what happened before you were born is to be condemned to live as a child.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The most desirable thing in life after health and modest means is leisure with dignity.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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