What did Marcus Tullius Cicero mean by: Man is his own worst enemy. [Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.] Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy Copy
Prosperity demands of us more prudence and moderation than adversity. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Moderation, Prosperity, Prudence, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Defense, Leadership, Strategy, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Learning, Mistakes, Wisdom, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
It is as hard for the good to suspect evil, as it is for the bad to suspect good. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Morality, Perception, Trust, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
Long life is denied us; therefore let us do something to show that we have lived. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Action, Legacy, Purpose, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
If we lose affection and kindliness from our life: we lose all that gives it charm. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Affection, Charm, Kindness, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
There is in superstition a senseless fear of God; religion consists in the pious worship of Him. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Fear, God, Worship, 0 Marcus Tullius Cicero Lawyer and statesman · Italy
We cannot employ the mind to advantage when we are filled with excessive food and drink. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Balance, Nutrition, Productivity, 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
A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become. W. H. Auden Poet · England
