Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

I am certainly an ought and not a must.

A great fortune is a great slavery.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

What one has to do usually can be done.

Wealth and power don't go together. Power cannot be brokered. To me, power is responsibility.

I'm a big proponent of accountability.

Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

With great power goes great responsibility.

What is done from necessity involves neither censure nor applause

Rights! There are no rights whatever without corresponding duties.

Nobody must keep a commitment to do impossible things.

I find it quite unusual for people to criticise me for doing what I consider to be my duty.

The greater the power, the greater the responsibility in its exercise.

I have a rule against saying something is impossible unless it violates laws of physics.

A sense of duty imprisons you.

Duty is the essence of manhood.

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must.

Obligation may be stretched till it is no better than a brand of slavery stamped on us when we were too young to know its meaning.

Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms.

Duty does not consist in suffering everything, but in suffering everything for duty. Sometimes, indeed, it is our duty not to suffer.

Neither pleasure nor pain should enter as motives when one must do what must be done.

It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice

For duty, duty must be done; The rule applies to everyone.

A person less fortunate than yourself deserves the best you can give. Because of duty, and honor, and service. You understand those words? You should do your job right, and you should do it well, simply because you can, without looking for notice or reward.