Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong-doing.

Life is about conduct and how we conduct ourselves. But two wrongs never make a right.

You can't cheat an honest man.

In plain Texas talk, it's 'do the right thing'

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

I like honesty and fair play.

People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

Never lie, never cheat, never steal.

All virtue is summed up by just dealing.

Fair means alone can produce fair results.

It is not honorable to take a mere legal advantage, when it happens to be contrary to justice

Civilization depends on morality.

I am a just man.

I don't cheat.

I am not a cheater.

Do not seek dishonest gains: dishonest gains are losses.

Truth alone triumphs, not untruth. Through truth alone lies the way to Devayana (the way to the gods). Those who think that a little sugar - coating of untruth helps the spread of truth are mistaken and will find in the long run that a single drop of poison poisons the whole mass ... The man who is pure, and who dares, does all things.

Fair play is a jewel.

Telling a lie is called wrong. Telling the truth is called right. Except when telling the truth is called bad manners and telling a lie is called polite.

If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.

An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do.

Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.

Right is right and wrong is wrong.

Virtue can only flourish among equals.