Marcus Tullius Cicero ( SISS-ə-roh; Latin: [ˈmaːr.kʊs ˈtʊl.lʲi.jʊs ˈkɪ.kɛ.roː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. His extensive writings...
He removes the greatest ornament of friendship, who takes away from it respect.
Such praise coming from so degraded a source, was degrading to me, its recipient.
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.