My precept to all who build, is, that the owner should be an ornament to the house, and not the house to the owner.

If anyone cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is capable of feeling at all. From the enduring wonder of the heavens flows all grace and power. If anyone thinks it is mindless then he himself must be out of his mind.

Thou knowest how numerous this tribe is, how united and how powerful in the assemblies. I will plead in a low voice so that only the judges may hear, for instigators are not lacking to stir up the crowd against me, and against all the best citizens. To scorn, in the interest of the Republic, this multitude of Jews so often turbulent in the assemblies shows a singular strength of mind. The money is in the Treasury; they do not accuse us of theft; they seek to stir up hatreds.

The popular breeze - Aura popularis

There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good action.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.