Cicero Quotes
Pro Publio Sestio; Chapter XLV
Id quod est praestantissimum, maximeque optabile omnibus sanis et bonis et beatis, cum dignitate otium.
That which stands first, and is most to be desired by all happy, honest and healthy-minded men, is dignified leisure.
Paradoxa Stoicorum; Paradox VI, 49
O di immortales! non intellegunt homines, quam magnum vectigal sit parsimonia.
O immortal gods! Men do not realize how great a revenue parsimony can be!
Dum anima est, spes est
Aegroto dum anima est, spes esse dicitur.
There is said to be hope for a sick man, as long as there is life. Often paraphrased as "While there is life there is hope"
Epistulae ad Atticum (Letters to Atticus)
Equidem ad pacem hortari non desino; quae vel iniusta utilior est quam iustissimum bellum cum civibus.
As for me, I cease not to advocate peace. It may be on unjust terms, but even so it is more expedient than the justest of civil wars.