“Two distinctive traits especially identify beyond a doubt a strong and dominant character. One trait is contempt for external circumstances, when one is convinced that men ought to respect, to desire, and to pursue only what is moral and right,… — Cicero Copy Share Image
“The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intention.” — Cicero Copy Share Image
“Though, even if there were no such great advantage to be reaped from it, and if it were only pleasure that is sought from… — Cicero Copy Share Image
“My dear Scipio and Laelius. Men, of course, who have no resources in themselves for securing a good and happy life find every age… — Cicero Copy Share Image
“Speaking Latin properly is indeed to be held in the highest regard – not just because of its own merits, but in fact because… — Cicero Copy Share Image
“There is, I assure you, a medical art for the soul. It is philosophy, whose aid need not be sought, as in bodily diseases,… — Cicero Copy Share Image
“I conclude, then, that the plea of having acted in the interests of a friend is not a valid excuse for a wrong action.… — Cicero Copy Share Image
“Itaque inter omnis omnium gentium summa constat; omnibus enim innatum est et in animo quasi insculptum esse deos.” — Cicero Copy Share Image