Marcus Tullius Cicero
(7 quotes)
Monday May 16, 2022
Marcus Tullius Cicero: How great things are achieved
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Marcus Tullius Cicero: How to achieve great things
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
Tuesday Jan 5, 2021
Marcus Tullius Cicero: Friendship
Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Marcus Tullius Cicero: Six mistakes
Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century:
- Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others;
- Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected;
- Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it;
- Refusing to set aside trivial preferences;
- Neglecting development and refinement of the mind;
- Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
Marcus Tullius Cicero: Gratitude
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
Tuesday Sep 12, 2017
Marcus Tullius Cicero: The pursuit of things
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.