“ The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn. Marcus Tullius Cicero
“ There is a story that Simonides was dining at the house of a wealthy nobleman named Scopas at Crannon in Thessaly, and chanted a lyric poem which he had composed in honor of his host, in which he foll… Marcus Tullius Cicero
“ The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured. Marcus Tullius Cicero
“ It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment. Marcus Tullius Cicero
“ Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just. Marcus Tullius Cicero
“ There are no snares more dangerous than those which lurk under the guise of duty or the name of relationship. Marcus Tullius Cicero
“ The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend. Marcus Tullius Cicero
