What did Marcus Tullius Cicero mean by: He removes the greatest ornament of friendship who takes away from it respect. Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy Copy
There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Absurdity, Philosophy, Wisdom, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to die. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Mortality, Philosophy, Preparation, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
Democritus maintains that there can be no great poet without a spite of madness. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Creativity, Inspiration, Madness, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
The avarice of the old: it’s absurd to increase one’s luggage as one nears the journey’s end. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Aging, Greed, Reflection, 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
Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Ambiguity, Communication, Truth, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
The whole life of a philosopher is the meditation of his death. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Mortality, Philosophy, Reflection, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Gratitude, Legacy, Reflection, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other’s little failings. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art. Read explanation Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher · Germany
If men wish to be held in esteem, they must associate with those only who are estimable. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
