Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief.

He who takes his rank lightly raises his own dignity.

Never be haughty to the humble; never be humble to the haughty.

On the most exalted throne in the world, we are still seated on nothing but our arse.

Never be haughty to the humble, never be humble to the haughty.

We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.

You may be a princess or the richest woman in the world, but you cannot be more than a lady.

I respect everyone, from the homeless brother and sister on the street to the executive that sits in the highest office named President Barack Obama. I respect everyone - but we over-respect no one.

I don't think it would be dignified.

A seat in the council is honor without profit.

Never descend to the ways of those above you.

Persons in high situations must particularly guard themselves against selfishness and vanity. An individual in a high and important situation will easily see a great many persons eager to please the first, and to flatter and encourage the last.

I never say someone is powerful.

Great names abase, instead of elevating, those who do not know how to bear them.

Savor the throne, but don't mind the stool.

The higher the rank the less pretence, because there is less to pretend to.

Indeed, I was so afraid to dishonour my friends and family by my indiscreet actions, that I rather chose to be accounted a fool, than to be thought rude or wanton.

If you want respect, you earn it in politics. You don't get it because you are some form of bloody emperor in a toga.

A gentleman never talks about his tailor.

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

I'm a King. Regardless of what I've been through and what I've done, I present myself as a King. And I get that respect from people, from everybody I deal with. I worked my whole life to establish that respect and make sure I get that respect.