Escritas - Cicero

Bio

a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)

Poems List

Total de poemas: 126 • Página 5 de 13

We must not say every

We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.

Gratitude is not only the

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

We do not destroy religion

We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition.

There are some duties we

There are some duties we owe even to those who have wronged us. There is, after all, a limit to retribution and punishment.

The welfare of the people

The welfare of the people is the ultimate law.

To be content with what

To be content with what one has is the greatest and truest of riches.

To each his own.

To each his own.

The name of peace is

The name of peace is sweet, and the thing itself is beneficial, but there is a great difference between peace and servitude. Peace is freedom in tranquillity, servitude is the worst of all evils, to be resisted not only by war, but even by death.

We are obliged to respect,

We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.

There is nothing so ridiculous

There is nothing so ridiculous but some philosopher has said it.