No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor temperate, who considers pleasure the highest good.

No phase of life, whether public or private, can be free from duty.

Extreme justice is extreme injustice.

A life of peace, purity and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old age.

Let arms yield to the toga, let the [victor's] laurel yield to the [orator's] tongue.

For a courageous man cannot die dishonorably, a man who has attained the consulship cannot die before his time, a philosopher cannot die wretchedly.

Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.