Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes About History
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The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
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Who does not know history's first law to be that an author must not dare to tell anything but the truth? And its second that he must make bold to tell the whole truth? That there must be no suggestion of partiality anywhere in his writings? Nor of malice?
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History is truely the witness of times past, the light of truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of antiquity.
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A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.
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Probabilities direct the conduct of the wise man.
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History is indeed the witness of the times, the light of truth.
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When confronted by a hungry wolf, it is unwise to goad the beast, as Cato would have us do. But it is equally unwise to imagine the snarling animal a friend and offer your hand, as Pompey does." "Perhaps you would have us climb a tree!
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Please go on, make your threats. I don't like to submit to mere implication.
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Who doesn't know that the first law of history is not to dare to say anything false, and the second is not to refrain from saying anything true?
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Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to continue always a child.
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Who does not know that the first law of historical writing is the truth.
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History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquities.
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