That is probable which for the most part usually comes to pass, or which is a part of the ordinary beliefs of mankind.
Marcus Tullius CiceroAs in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.
Marcus Tullius CiceroIt is a great proof of talents to be able to recall the mind from the senses, and to separate thought from habit.
Marcus Tullius CiceroSince an intelligence common to us all makes things known to us and formulates them in our minds, honorable actions are ascribed by us to virtue, and dishonorable actions to vice; and only a madman would conclude that these judgments are matters of opinion, and not fixed by nature.
Marcus Tullius Cicero