More quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

"For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives."
"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living."
"Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty."
"I criticize by creation, not by finding fault."
"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."