Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home — Marcus Tullius Cicero
We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both Gods and men are members. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children? — Marcus Tullius Cicero
What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no practical results to follow. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct. — Marcus Tullius Cicero