Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

I'm pathologically calm.

The Stoics appear during a huge time of constant wars and real political strife. And it became very popular, I think, because it's a way of distancing yourself from strife and keeping your centre of gravity within you.

I have the strength to remain calm in the face of change.

A man is not learned because he talks much; he who is patient, free from hatred and fear, he is called learned.

Those who give way to great anger are like the dead:Those who are free from anger are free from death.

The constancy of the wise is only the talent of concealing the agitation of their hearts.

A person is not learned nor wise because he talks much; the person who is patient, free from hatred and fear, that person is called learned and wise.

Small minds are much distressed by little things. Great minds see them all but are not upset by them.

Who, in the midst of just provocation to anger, instantly finds the fit word which settles all around him in silence is more than wise or just; he is, were he a beggar, of more than royal blood, he is of celestial descent.

He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.

He's truly valiant that can wisely suffer The worst that man can breathe, and make his wrongs His outsides, to wear them like his raiment, carelessly, And ne'er prefer his injuries to his heart, To bring it into danger.

Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear. The same things happen to another, and either because he does not see that they have happened or because he would show a great spirit he is firm and remains unharmed. It is a shame then that ignorance and conceit should be stronger than wisdom.

Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.

The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly.

Calmness is the cradle of power.

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.

I'm just calm under fire. I'm not intimidating at all.

I learned not to get too happy about good news or too distraught about bad.

I think the inner strength that I have helps me stay calm.

As we start to get a little bit older, boy, keep your house in order. That's the key thing. It's not about the thrills anymore. It's about contentment, about having some serenity.

An unreflective mind is a poor roof. Passion, like the rain, floods the house. But if the roof is strong, there is shelter. Whoever follows impure thoughts Suffers in this world and the next. In both worlds he suffers And how greatly.

He that resigns his peace to little casualties, and suffers the course of his life to be interrupted for fortuitous inadvertencies or offences, delivers up himself to the direction of the wind, and loses all that constancy and equanimity which constitutes the chief praise of a wise man.

You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don't you let 'em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change...

The growth of wisdom may be gauged exactly by the diminution of ill-temper.