296 ordspråk av Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Superstition is a senseless fear of God
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Sweet is the memory of past troubles.
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Taxes are the sinews of the state
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That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.
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The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust
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The aim of forensic oratory is to teach, to delight, to move.
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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
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The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
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The budget should be balanced. Public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered, and assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt.
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The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves
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The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who deserves the respect and homage of men
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The countenance is the portrait of the mind, the eyes are its informers
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The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.
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The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of man
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The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend
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