Marcus Tullius Cicero:
(Arpinum, 3 January 106 BC – Caieta, 7 December 43 BC ). Roman orator, politician, lawyer and philosopher.
His life took place during the transition from the Roman Republic to the empire. He was himself very involved in the most important political events of the time. Cicero’s writings therefore provide an important but naturally coloured insight into that period.
Friendship increases happiness and reduces misery, by doubling our joys, and sharing our sorrows.
I would rather be wrong, by God, with Plato than be correct with those men.
Thrift is a great source of income.
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil
Life is nothing without friendship.
I don’t know why people believe in dreams.
Real friendships are eternal.
Nothing is more painful than the loss of human dignity; nothing debased but slavery. Human dignity and freedom are innate in us. Then let us defend it or die with dignity.
