“I conclude, then, that the plea of having acted in the interests of a friend is not a valid excuse for a wrong action. . . . We may then lay down this rule of friendship--neither ask nor consent to… — Cicero Copy Share Image
“How can life be worth living, to use the words of Ennius, which lacks that repose which is to be found in the mutual good-will of a friend? What can be more delightful than to have some one to whom… — 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
