Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad intentions of men.

Man must suffer to be wise.

Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.

Lay down this rule of friendship: neither ask nor consent to do what is wrong. The plea, 'for friendship's sake,' is a discreditable one, and should not be admitted for a moment. We should ask from friends and do for friends only what is good.

In a promise, what you thought, and not what you said, is always to be considered.

The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust.

Cicero is dead! Cicero is born! The laughter has filled me, filled me so very completely. I am the laughter. I am the jester. The soul that has served as my constant companion for so long has breached the veil of the Void finally and forever. It is now in me. It is me. The world has seen the last of Cicero the man. Behold Cicero, Fool of Hearts - laughter incarnate!