Cicero: “These are not hindered by any extent of old age, and seem to me to approach nearest to the ideal wise man's life.”

Not only must we show consideration for those whom we have conquered by force of arms but we must also ensure protection to those who lay down their arms and throw themselves upon the mercy of our generals, even though the battering-ram…

For nothing is more commendable, nothing more becoming in a pre-eminently great man than courtesy and forbearance.

For no phase of life, whether public or private, whether in business or in the home, whether one is working on what concerns oneself alone or dealing with another, can be without its moral duty; on the discharge of such duties depends all…

From this attitude come greatness of soul and a sense of superiority to worldly conditions.