Life. Fortune. Wisdom.

Vitam regit fortuna, non sapientia.

It is fortune, not wisdom, that rules the life of man." - Tusc. Quaest. V, 9.

Mind.

Humanus autem animus, decerptus ex mente divina, cum alio nullo, nisi cum ipso deo, si hoc fas est dictu, comparari potest.

"The mind of man, a particle plucked from the intellect of the Almighty, can be compared with nothing else, if you will pardon the expression, than with God himself."-- Tusc. Quaest. V, 13.

Rule of Life. Injuries.

Accipere quam facere injuriam praestat.

"It is far better to receive than to do an injury.” — Tusc. Quaest. V. 19.

Poets. Self-esteem.

Adhuc neminem cognovi poetam, qui sibi non optimus videretur.

"I have never yet known a poet who did not think himself superexcellent." - Tusc. Quaest. V, 22.

God. Imitation.

Ipsa cogitatio de vi et natura deorum, studium incendit illius aeternitatis imitandae.

"The very contemplation of the power and majesty of God awakens the desire of imitation."- Tusc. Quaest. V, 25.

Mind. Temperance.

Ne mente quidem recte uti possumus, multo cibo et potione completi.

“We cannot use the mind aright when filled with excess of food and drink." - - Tusc. Quaest. V, 35.

Socrates. Citizenship. Fraternity.

Patria est ubicumque est bene. Socrates quidem cum rogaretur, cujatem se esse diceret, Mundanum, inquit. Totius enim mundi se incolam, et civem arbitrabatur.

"Our country is wherever we are happy. When Socrates was asked to what country he belonged, he replied, 'The world'; for he considered himself an inhabitant and citizen of the entire globe.". Tusc. Quaest. V, 37.

Memory.

Memoria est thesaurus omnium rerum et custos.

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things." - De Oratore, I, 5.

Socrates. Character. Learning.

Socrates dicere solitus est, quibus id persuasum esset, ut nihil mallent se esse, quam bonos viros, iis reliquam facilem esse doctrinam.

"Socrates used to say, that, to such as were persuaded to put good character above all else, every other kind of learning was easy." — De Oratore, I, 47.

Pleasure. Advantage.

Multi levissimam delectationem gravissimae utilitati anteponunt.

"Many prefer the smallest pleasure to the most important advantage." De Oratore, II, 5.

History.

Historia testis temporum, lux veritatis, vita memoriae, magistra vitae, nuntia vetustatis.

"History is the witness of the times, the torch of truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of antiquity." - De Oratore, II, 9.

Avarice. Luxury.

Avaritiam si tollere vultis, mater ejus est tollenda luxuries.

“If you wish to remove avarice, you must remove luxury, which is its mother.". De Oratore, II, 40.

Character. Ignorance of Self.

Minime sibi quisque notus est et difficillime de se quisque sentit.

"Every one is least known to himself, and finds his greatest difficulty in understanding his own character."― De Oratore, III, 9.

Countenance. The Eyes. Soul.

Imago animi vultus est, indices oculi.

"The countenance is the very portrait of the soul; the eyes, an introduction." — De Oratore, III, 59.

Man. Thought. Action.

Homo ad duas res, ad intelligendum et ad agendum, est

natus.

"Man was born for two things, — thinking and acting."— De Finibus, II, 13.

Temperance.

Temperantia est moderatio cupiditatum rationi obediens. "Temperance is the moderating of our desires in obedience to reason.” — De Finibus, II, 19.

Beginning.

Omnium rerum principia parva sunt.

"The beginnings of all things are small.” — De Finibus, V, 21.

Nature. Man. Heaven.

Natura solum hominem erexit, ad coelique quasi cognationis, domiciliique pristini conspectum excitavit.

Nature has created man alone erect, and directed his thoughts to the contemplation of heaven as though it were his ancient home." — De Legibus, I, 9.

The Furies. Conscience. Punishment.

Insectantur furiae, non ardentibus taedis, sicut in fabulis, sed angore conscientiae, fraudisque cruciatu.

"The furies pursue men, not with flaming torches, as the poets feign, but with remorse of conscience and the tortures of guilt."— De Legibus, I, 22.

Prayer. Beginning.

A diis immortalibus sunt nobis agendi capienda primordia.

"All undertakings should be begun with prayer to the immortal gods." De Legibus, II, 2.

Law.

Hanc igitur video sapientissimorum fuisse sententiam, legem neque hominum ingeniis excogitatam, nec scitum aliquod esse populorum, sed aeternum quiddam, quod universum mundum regeret, imperandi prohibendique sapientia.

"I see, therefore, that this has been the opinion of the wisest, that law has not been thought out by the ingenuity of mankind, neither is it a mere decree of the people, but a certain eternal principle. directing and restraining all things in wisdom."— De Legibus, II, 4.

Guilt. The Soul.

Animi labes nec diuturnitate vanescere

ullis elui potest.

nec amnibus

"The stains of the soul can neither be effaced by time nor washed away by the deep flowing waters of the sea." — De Legibus, II, 10.

Art. Teaching.

Nam non solum scire aliquid, artis est, sed quaedam ars etiam docendi.

"For not only is there art required in understanding a thing, but there is also a certain art in teaching it."- De Legibus, II, 19.

Magistrates. Law.

Vere dici potest, magistratum legem esse loquentem; legem autem, mutum magistratum

"It may be truly said that the magistrate is a speaking law; and the law, a silent magistrate.” — De Legibus, III, 1.

Obedience. Command.

Qui modeste paret, videtur, qui aliquando imperet, dig

nus esse.

"He who obeys with becoming grace seems worthy of some day being placed in command." - De Legibus, III, 2.

Safety. People. Law.

Salus populi suprema lex esto.

"Let the safety of the people be the highest law."- De Legibus, III, 13. Said to be an extract from the celebrated Twelve Tables of

Roman Law.

God. Religion.

In omnium animis deorum notionem impressit ipsa natura. Quae est enim gens, aut quod genus hominum, quod non habeat sine doctrina anticipationem quandam deorum ?

"Nature herself has imprinted the idea of God upon the minds of all. For what nation or race of men is there which has not, aside from teaching, some innate conception of God?"— De Natura Deorum, I, 16.

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