“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”
More from Cicero on Wisdom
“There are no snares more dangerous than those which lurk under the guise of duty or the name of relationship.”
“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.”
“It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.”
“Rashness belongs to youth prudence to old age.”
“Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body.”
“Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.”
“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
“Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.”
“I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to...”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“Honesty's the best policy.”
Confucius
19 quotes“If a man take no thought about what is distant he will find sorrow near at hand.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Do not waste your pity on a scamp.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.”
Sir Winston Churchill
14 quotes“...anger is a waste of energy. Steam which is used to blow off a safety valve would be better used to drive an engine.”
George Washington
14 quotes“I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“One paid for one's knowledge with one's skin.”