Quotes from Cicero

No one sees what is before his feet: they scan the tracks of heaven.

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

Not to know the events which happened before one was born, that is to remain always a boy.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?

For there is but one essential justice which cements society, and one law which establishes this justice. This law is right reason, which is the true rule of all commandments and prohibitions. Whoever neglects this law, whether written or unwritten, is necessarily unjust and wicked.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

The life of the dead is set in the memory of the living.

Politicians are not born; they are excreted.

The life of the dead is placed on the memories of the living. The love you gave in life keeps people alive beyond their time. Anyone who was given love will always live on in another's heart.

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.