Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) ( 10 of 163 )
Prudence must not be expected from a man who is never sober.
[Lat., Non est ab homine nunquam sobrio read more
Prudence must not be expected from a man who is never sober.
[Lat., Non est ab homine nunquam sobrio postulanda prudentia.]
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.
[Lat., Vita enim mortuorum in memoria read more
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.
[Lat., Vita enim mortuorum in memoria vivorum est posita.]
There are no true friends in politics.
There are no true friends in politics.
In the approach to virtue there are many steps.
[Lat., In virtute sunt multi adscensus.]
In the approach to virtue there are many steps.
[Lat., In virtute sunt multi adscensus.]
There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful
friend;
Gold some decayeth, and worldly read more
There is no treasure the which may be compared unto a faithful
friend;
Gold some decayeth, and worldly wealth consumeth, and wasteth in
the winde;
But love once planted in a perfect and pure minde indureth weale
and woe;
The frownes of fortune, come they never so unkinde, cannot the
same overthrowe.
- edited by John Payne Collier,
There is no place more delightful than one's own fireside.
[Lat., Nullus est locus domestica sede jucundior.]
There is no place more delightful than one's own fireside.
[Lat., Nullus est locus domestica sede jucundior.]
Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity
by sharing its griefs and anxieties.
[Lat., Secundas res splendidiores read more
Friendship makes prosperity brighter, while it lightens adversity
by sharing its griefs and anxieties.
[Lat., Secundas res splendidiores facit amicitia, et adversas
partiens communicansque leviores.]
The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect
others to be vicious.
[Lat., Nam read more
The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect
others to be vicious.
[Lat., Nam ut quisque est vir optimus, ita difficillime esse
alios improbos suspicatur.]
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving
health to men.
[Lat., Homines ad read more
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving
health to men.
[Lat., Homines ad deos nulla re propius accedunt quam salutem
hominibus dando.]
The dutifulness of children is the foundation of all virtues.
[Lat., Pietas fundamentum est omnium virtutum.]
The dutifulness of children is the foundation of all virtues.
[Lat., Pietas fundamentum est omnium virtutum.]
