Marcus Tullius Cicero

Non nobis solum nati sumus. (Not for ourselves alone are we born.) ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#helping-others #latin #self #duty

The life given us, by nature is short; but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#immortality #inspirational #inspirational

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

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#eternity #living #memory #life

The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#friendship #reliability #trust #friendship

While there's life, there's hope. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#hope #while

To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to die. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#philosophy #death

A man of courage is also full of faith. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#also #courage #full #man

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#creativity #criticism #wisdom #wisdom-quote #wise

It is foolish to tear one’s hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#fear-and-loathing #grief #inspirational #sorrow #inspirational

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#character #force #great #great things #judgment