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

Ciero 106 BC-43 BC John Bartlett

 
1
    For as lack of adornment is said to become some women, so this subtle oration, though without embellishment, gives delight. 1
          De Oratore. 78.
2
    Thus in the beginning the world was so made that certain signs come before certain events. 2
          De Divinatione. i. 118.
3
    He is never less at leisure than when at leisure. 3
          De Officiis. iii. 1.
4
    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]