What did Marcus Tullius Cicero mean by: For he, indeed, who looks into the face of a friend beholds, as it were, a copy of himself. Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy Copy
Economy is a great revenue. [Lat., Magnum vectigal est parsimonia.] Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Frugality, Revenue, Wealth, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they possess it. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Deception, Hypocrisy, Virtue, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
To freemen, threats are impotent. [Lat., Nulla enim minantis auctoritas apud liberos est.] Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Courage, Freedom, Independence, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
It is besides necessary that whoever is brave should be a man of great soul. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Bravery, Greatness, Soul, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
The life of the dead consists in the recollection cherished of them by the living. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Legacy, Memory, Remembrance, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by praise. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Encouragement, Merit, Praise, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Community, Interconnectedness, Unity, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
The life given us, by nature is short; but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Legacy, Life, Memory, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Watch yourself all your life in a mirror and you’ll see Death at work like bees in a glass hive. Jean Cocteau Artist · France