What did Marcus Tullius Cicero mean by: In everything satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures. 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
Would that I could discover truth as easily as I can uncover falsehood. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Deception, Discovery, Truth, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
What we call pleasure, and rightly so is the absence of all pain. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Absence, Pain, Pleasure, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
It shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Bravery, Composure, Resilience, 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
Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from their own faults. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Blame, Consequences, Responsibility, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Divinity, Healing, Humanity, 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
There is no excess in the world so commendable as excessive gratitude. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Life at court does not satisfy a man, but it keeps him from being satisfied with anything else. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
