Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) ( 10 of 163 )
It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says,
for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection read more
It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says,
for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection of past
labors is pleasant."
[Lat., Vulgo enim dicitur, Jucundi acti labores: nec male
Euripides: concludam, si potero, Latine: Graecum enim hunc
versum nostis omnes: Suavis laborum est proeteritorum memoria.
Modesty is that feeling by which honorable shame acquires a
valuable and lasting authority.
Modesty is that feeling by which honorable shame acquires a
valuable and lasting authority.
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and
moderation and reason.
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and
moderation and reason.
The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark
its intentions.
[Lat., Imago animi vultus read more
The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark
its intentions.
[Lat., Imago animi vultus est, indices oculi.]
I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce"
voting at elections is the best read more
I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce"
voting at elections is the best method.
[Lat., Nam ego in ista sum sententia, qua te fuisse semper scio,
nihil ut feurit in suffragiis voce melius.]
From all sides there is equally a way to the lower world.
[Lat., Undique ad inferos tantundem viae est.]
From all sides there is equally a way to the lower world.
[Lat., Undique ad inferos tantundem viae est.]
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
[Lat., Gloria virtutem tanquam umbra sequitur.]
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
[Lat., Gloria virtutem tanquam umbra sequitur.]
We are all exited by the love of praise, and the noblest are most
influenced by glory.
[Lat., read more
We are all exited by the love of praise, and the noblest are most
influenced by glory.
[Lat., Trahimur omnes laudis studio, et optimus quisque maxime
gloria ducitur.]
No well-informed person has declared a change of opinion to be
inconstancy.
[Lat., Nemo doctus unquam mutationem consilii read more
No well-informed person has declared a change of opinion to be
inconstancy.
[Lat., Nemo doctus unquam mutationem consilii inconstantiam dixit
esse.]
At whose sight, like the sun,
All others with diminish'd lustre shone.
At whose sight, like the sun,
All others with diminish'd lustre shone.
