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Cicero21 quotes
Cui bono? — Cicero · 52 BCLaws are silent in time of war. — Cicero · 52 BCFor it is commonly said: completed labors are pleasant. — Cicero · 45 BCLet the punishment match the offense. — Cicero · 43 BCThere are more disorders of the mind than of the body, and they are of a more dangerous nature. — Cicero · 45 BCWhat is more agreeable than one's home? — Cicero · 46 BCAll 21 quotes →Quintus Ennius2 quotes
The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us. — Quintus Ennius · 45 BCThe shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends. — Quintus Ennius · 44 BCThemistocles1 quote
He who commands the sea has command of everything. — Themistocles · 462 BC