Cicero Quotes on Virtue
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer, and philosopher of the late Roman Republic, who served as consul in 63 BC and was murdered in 43 BC during the proscriptions of the Second Triumvirate. This page collects quotes attributed to Cicero on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Cicero:
“Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offence.”
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Attributed to Cicero:
“What is morally wrong can never be advantageous, even when it enables you to make some gain that you believe to be to your advantage.”
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Attributed to Cicero:
“I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.”
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“We should never take pleasure in causing pain to others, even to those who have wronged us, but rather strive to do good to all.”
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