Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul, and constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.
His influence on the Latin language was so immense that the subsequent history of prose in not only Latin but European languages up to the 19th century was said to be either a reaction against or a return to his style.
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Cicero Quotes
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Quote #1 - “Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.”
Quote #2 - “The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.”
Quote #3 - “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”
Quote #4 - “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
Quote #5 - “Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goes out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.”
Quote #6 - “A man of courage is also full of faith.”
Quote #7 - “If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.”
Quote #8 - “Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.”
Quote #9 - “In times of war, the law falls silent.”
Quote #10 - “As long as I breathe, I hope.”
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