Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

A home without books is a body without soul.

In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

People do not understand what a great revenue economy is.

Thrift is of great revenue.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.