John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Ciero 106 BC-43 BC John Bartlett
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| For as lack of adornment is said to become some women, so this subtle oration, though without embellishment, gives delight. 1 |
| De Oratore. 78. |
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| Thus in the beginning the world was so made that certain signs come before certain events. 2 |
| De Divinatione. i. 118. |
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| He is never less at leisure than when at leisure. 3 |
| De Officiis. iii. 1. |
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| While the sick man has life there is hope. 4 |
| Epistolarum ad Atticum. ix. 10, 4. |
| Note 1. See Thomson, Quotation 18. [back] |
| Note 2. See Coleridge, Quotation 71. [back] |
| Note 3. See Rogers, Quotation 7. [back] |
| Note 4. See Gay, Quotation 19. [back] |