Though you break your heart, men will go on as before.
How many after being celebrated by fame have been given up to oblivion; and how many who have celebrated the fame of others have long been dead.
Nature in no case cometh short of art, for the arts are copiers of natural forms.
A person's worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
Cinna wishes to seem poor, and is poor
One of the recurring themes in Marcus' handbook is leadership's responsibility to work intelligently with what it is given and not waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.