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Within the character of the citizen, lies the welfare of the nation.

Within the character of the citizen, lies the welfare of the nation.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Lying, Character, Challenges

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Character, Reflection, Words Of Wisdom
On Old Age VI (transl. W. A. Falconer)

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Motivation, Character, Adversity

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Character, Men, Courtesy

The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Leadership, Character, Past

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Character, Men, Fire
"Pro Roscio Comodeo". Oration by Marcus Tullius Cicero (Section 17), circa 76 BC.

In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honor, command, power, and glory.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Character, Men, Honor

Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Character, Study, Shame

When trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire "Who gained by it?" Man's character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Character, Men, Judging

The more peculiarly his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Character, Men, Fit
Cicero, Marcus Tullius Cicero (2006). “De Officiis Or on Duties on Obligations”, p.88, ReadHowYouWant.com

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those circumstances by which nature forms our habits, by which we are nurtured and live.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Character, Race, Habit

No one has lived a short life who has performed its duties with unblemished character.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Life, Short Life, Character
"Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 440-55, Tusculanarum Disputationum, I. 45, 1922.

Everyone has the obligation to ponder well his own specific traits of character. He must also regulate them adequately and not wonder whether someone else's traits might suit him better. The more definitely his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Character, Men, Suits

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