Cicero, Everlasting Words of Wisdom

What Cicero said more than 2000 years ago is still relevant today

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC) was a Roman Statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher. He served as consul in 63 BC. He was one of Rome’s greatest orators and prose stylists, who introduced the Greek school of philosophy and created a Latin philosophical vocabulary.  His influence on the Latin language is so impactful that influenced the generations of scholars in Latin and almost all the European languages up to the 20th century.  His philosophical teaching is so powerful, even now we can see of his saying have been frequently exchanged in the various social media circles.

Cicero, Ancient Roman Philosopher

Cicero’s Everlasting Philosophical Thoughts:

1. The poor - work and work
2. The rich -  exploit the poor
3. The soldier – protects both
4. The taxpayer – pays for all three
5. The wanderer – rests for all four
6. The drunk – drinks for all five
7. The banker – robs all six
8. The lawyer – misleads all seven
9. The doctors – bills all eight
10. The undertaker – buries all nine
11. The politician lives happily on account of all ten.

Undoubtedly, these golden words are still relevant today across the globe.

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