“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. As quoted in Wisconsin Congregational Church Life , Vol. 69”
Cicero
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“A grateful mind is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the other virtues. As quoted in Great Thoughts from Latin Authors (1884), by Craufurd Tait Ramage, p. 32”
“Etenim, iudices, cum omnibus virtutibus me adfectum esse cupio, tum nihil est quod malim quam me et esse gratum et videri. Haec enim est una virtus non solum maxima sed etiam mater virtutum omnium reliquarum. In truth, O judges, while I wish to be adorned with every virtue, yet there is nothing which I can esteem more highly than being and appearing grateful. For this one virtue is not only the greatest, but is also the parent of all the other virtues. Pro Plancio”
“Nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit. Almost no one dances sober, unless he is insane. Pro Murena”
“Quidem concessum est rhetoribus ementiri in historiis ut aliquid dicere possint argutius. Indeed rhetoricians are permitted to lie about historical matters so they can speak more subtly. Brutus , 42”
“since our leading men think themselves in a seventh heaven, if there are bearded mullets in their fish”
“They are such fools that they seem to expect that, though the Republic is lost, their fish”
“Equidem ad pacem hortari non desino; quae vel iniusta utilior est quam iustissimum bellum cum civibus. As for me, I cease not to advocate peace. It may be on unjust terms, but even so it is more expedient than the justest of civil wars. Epistulae ad Atticum (Letters to Atticus) Book VII, Letter 14, section 3; as translated by E.O. Winstedt in the Loeb Classical Library”
“On Duties (De Officiis) 1.33”
“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.”