Quote Verification
Cicero — De Officiis I.43
Nothing is generous, if it is not at the same time just.
Attributed to Marcus Tullius Cicero
Verdict
Verified
Verified in Cicero's De Officiis in the Walter Miller translation at the cited section.
Representation of documented views: Accurately represents the person's views
Original wording and translation
Translator or edition: Walter Miller translation (1913), Perseus Digital Library
Claimed source
Primary-source evidence
The wording above is traceable to De Officiis, Book I, section 43 in the stated edition/translation. De Officiis is Cicero's own philosophical treatise addressed to his son Marcus; this record verifies the passage in the cited English edition.
Evidence supporting authenticity
The cited text contains the quoted wording and identifies the work and edition. TBR therefore treats this as verified for that textual source.
Known or probable origin
De Officiis, Book I, section 43.
Historical context
De Officiis is Cicero's own philosophical treatise addressed to his son Marcus; this record verifies the passage in the cited English edition.
Translation and wording issues
The original is Latin. This record preserves Walter Miller's English wording; other translations may phrase the passage differently.
Does it represent the person's teachings?
The quotation is presented in the context of the cited work rather than as an unsourced aphorism.
Conclusion
Verified. The quotation is supported by the cited textual source and edition.
Sources used
- Cicero — De Officiis, Walter Miller translation Primary source