Grief is not in the nature of things, but in opinion.

The well-known old remark of Cato, who used to wonder how two soothsayers could look one another in the face without laughing.

Reason should direct, and appetite obey.

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money. Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.

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

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

But if you should take the bond of goodwill out of the universe no house or city could stand, nor would even the tillage of the fields abide. If that statement is not clear, then you may understand how great is the power of friendship and of concord from a consideration of the results of enmity and disagreement. For what house is so strong, or what state so enduring that it cannot be utterly overthrown by animosities and division?