Roman
Philosopher,
Civil Servant,
Orator and
Politician
(January 3,
106 BC -
December 7,
43 BC)
"Ability without honor is useless."
"All action is of the mind and the mirror of the mind is the face, its index the eyes."
"A friend is, as it were, a second self."
"A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind."
"He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes do nothing."
"A home without books is a body without soul."
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."
"Let the punishment match the offense."
"Never injure a friend, even in jest."
"No one can give you better advice than yourself."
"The shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends."
"While there's life, there's hope."
