Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

There has never been a poet or orator who thought another better than himself.

To some extent I liken slavery to death.

The men who administer public affairs must first of all see that everyone holds onto what is his, and that private men are never deprived of their goods by public men.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

Orators are most vehement when they have the weakest cause, as men get on horseback when they cannot walk.

On the subject of the nature of the gods, the first question is Do the gods exist or do the not? It is difficult you may say to deny that they exist. I would agree if we were arguing the matter in a public assembly, but in a private discussion of this kind, it is perfectly easy to do so.