On the record44 BC
What is done in a manly and courageous spirit seems becoming to a man and proper; what is done in a contrary fashion is at once immoral and improper.
Said by
Cicero
Source
gutenberg.orgCicero: “What is done in a manly and courageous spirit seems becoming to a man and proper; what is done in a contrary fashion is…”
Editor's note · Context
In his discussion of moral virtues, Cicero links courageous action to propriety and contrasts it with immoral and improper conduct.
Share
More from Cicero
44 BC
Oh glorious day when I shall set out to join that heavenly conclave and company of souls, and depart from the turmoil and impurities of this world!
44 BC
But had it not been the case that souls were immortal, it would not have been the souls of all the best men that made the greatest efforts after an immortality of fame.
44 BC
Don't you think that the soul which has the clearer and longer sight sees that it is starting for better things, while the soul whose vision is dimmer does not see it?
Other voices in this conversation
