Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.Cicero
The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. Cicero
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind. Cicero
Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just. Cicero
Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law. Cicero
The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend. Cicero