"To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace." - Cicero

💡 Failure

“To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.”

Failing once is human. Failing the same way twice means you weren't paying attention the first time. Let every setback sharpen your awareness.

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”

— Cicero

“The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.”

— Cicero

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”

— Cicero

“If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.”

— Cicero

“Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.”

— Cicero

“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.”

— Cicero