This book is an anthology of quotes from Cicero and selected facts about Cicero. "A friend is a second self" "A library and a garden is all man needs" "A man of courage is also full of faith." "A room without books is like a body without a soul" "Ability without honor is useless." "Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error" "Books: our unfailing companions" "Dogs wait for us faithfully." "As long as I breathe, I hope." "Endless money forms the sinews of war." "Freedom is participation in power." "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." "He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason." "History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquities." "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war." "In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power." "It is a great thing to know your vices." "It is our own evil thoughts which madden us." "It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own."
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