More quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living."
"A friend is, as it were, a second self."
"When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's [children's] minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind."
"What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk."
"A room without books is like a body without a soul."