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Mosaic Musings...interactive poetry reviews _ Words of Wisdom -> Rosetta Stone _ More quotes from Cicero

Posted by: Zeus² Aug 3 03, 20:54

Cicero 106 - 43 BC
"There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it."

"O tempora. O mores! "
(Oh, the times! Oh, the manners!)

"Salus populi suprema est lex" (The good of the people is the chief law)

"Summum bonum" (The highest good)

"Let war yield to peace, laurels to paeans."

"Laws are silent in time of war."

"Never less idle than when wholly idle, nor less alone than when wholly alone."

"Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit." (He departed, he withdrew, he strode off, he broke forth.)

"Civis Romanus sum" (I am a Roman citizen)

"Quod di omen avertant" (May the gods avert this omen)

"Nervos belli, pecuniam infinitam" (The sinews of war, unlimited money)

"Cui bono?" (To whose profit?)

"Cum dignitate otium" (Leisure with honor)

"I would rather be wrong, by god, with Plato ... Than be correct with those men."

"O happy Rome, born when I was consul!"

Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Aug 4 03, 16:31

Very interesting!

Thankies!
:)

Posted by: Nefertiti Aug 5 03, 14:31

Zues,

Thy mouth runneth over! :laugh:

XXX
O
Nef

Posted by: Zeus² Aug 5 03, 19:16

Nerf,
notteth my mouth, your buddy Cici's dideth. And some very wise utterings.
Forsooth my dear.
z2 a/k/a candy man a/k/a

Posted by: Nefertiti Aug 6 03, 15:44

Okay, Sorry about the Zues Zeus! Hey, I can't help it! It's "ue" in my last name, after all! But there was no need to call me "Nerf"! I may be squishy, but there's no need to call attention to it! :p

Okay, well, you may not have thunk up these chicken nuggest of wisdom, but you sure served 'em up! I'm just wondering where the sweet and sour sauce is???!!! ??? ???

XXX
O
Nef

Posted by: Zeus² Aug 8 03, 19:37

Nef,
you find sweet sour sauce at chinese restuarant. just ask please have sauce.
Tell them Cicero send you.
z2 or 3 or 4or ¼ ½