Avarice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end. Cicero on age
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others. Cicero on class
That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place. Cicero on death
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. Cicero on death
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Cicero on friendship
The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words. Cicero on friendship
What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine. Cicero on friendship
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow. Cicero on glory
True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long. Cicero on glory
We think a happy life consists in tranquility of mind. Cicero on happiness
In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought. Cicero on honor
Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense. Cicero on justice
If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains. Cicero on labor
Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law. Cicero on liberty
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy. Cicero on life