Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes About Wisdom
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Wisdom is the only thing which can relieve us from the sway of the passions and the fear of danger, and which can teach us to bear the injuries of fortune itself with moderation, and which shows us all the ways which lead to tranquility and peace.
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Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.
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The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
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A s laws multiply, injustice increases.
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The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.
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Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.
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I know that it is likely that as worship of the gods declines, faith between men and all human society will disappear, as well as that most excellent of all virtues, which is justice.
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There is no one who can give you wiser advice than you can give yourself: you will never make a slip, if you listen to your own heart.
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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
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We must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.
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Freedom is participation in power.
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