That which is usually called dotage is not the weak point of all old men, but only of such as are distinguished by their levity.
Marcus Tullius CiceroWhen trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire "Who gained by it?" Man's character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain.
Marcus Tullius CiceroHours and days and months and years go by; the past returns no more, and what is to be we cannot know; but whatever the time gives us in which we live, we should therefore be content.
Marcus Tullius Cicero