To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to... - Marcus Tullius Cicero
"To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to die."
"To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to die."
"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."
"While there's life, there's hope."
"Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty."
"O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and expeller of vices! What could we and every age of men have been without thee? Thou hast produced cities; thou hast called men scattered about into the social enjoyment of life."