Cicero. 106 B.C.-43 B.C. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Cicero. (106 B.C.–43 B.C.)

For as lack of adornment is said to become some women, so this subtle oration, though without embellishment, gives delight. 1

De Oratore. 78.

Thus in the beginning the world was so made that certain signs come before certain events. 2

De Divinatione. i. 118.

He is never less at leisure than when at leisure. 3

De Officiis. iii. 1.

While the sick man has life there is hope. 4

Epistolarum ad Atticum. ix. 10, 4.

Note 1.
See Thomson, Quotation 18. [back]

Note 2.
See Coleridge, Quotation 71. [back]

Note 3.
See Rogers, Quotation 7. [back]

Note 4.
See Gay, Quotation 19. [back]