Besides, he will not expose anyone to hatred or disrepute by groundless charges, but he will surely cleave to justice and honour so closely that he will submit to any loss, however heavy, rather than be untrue to them, and will face death itself rather than renounce them.
In a discussion of virtuous conduct, Cicero outlines the unwavering commitment to justice and honor expected of an upright individual.
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But had it not been the case that souls were immortal, it would not have been the souls of all the best men that made the greatest efforts after an immortality of fame.
Oh glorious day when I shall set out to join that heavenly conclave and company of souls, and depart from the turmoil and impurities of this world!
Again, is there not the fact that the wisest man ever dies with the greatest cheerfulness, the most unwise with the least?
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