Cicero: “Thus we come to understand that what is true, simple, and genuine appeals most strongly to a man's nature.”

For if we bring a certain amount of propriety and order into the transactions of daily life, we shall be conserving moral rectitude and moral dignity.

But those wars which have glory for their end must be carried on with less bitterness.

Such acts of generosity are not to be so highly esteemed as those which are performed with judgment, deliberation, and mature consideration.

Moreover, all our thought and mental activity will be devoted either to planning for things that are morally right and that conduce to a good and happy life, or to the pursuits of science and learning.