"There is not only an art, but..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

“The Intellect engages us in the pursuit of Truth. The Passions impel us to Action.”

“It is not only arrogant, but it is profligate, for a man to disregard the world's opinion of himself.”

“There is no one so old as to not think they may live a day longer.”

“All the charming and beautiful things, from the Song of Songs, to bouillabaisse, and from the nine Beethoven symphonies to the Martini cocktail, have been given to humanity by men who, when the hour came, turned from tap water to something with color in it, and more in it than mere oxygen and hydrogen.”

“And the glory of character is in affronting the horrors of depravity to draw thence new nobilities of power: as Art lives and thrills in new use and combining of contrasts, and mining into the dark evermore for blacker pits of night.”

“The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.”

“The orator puts off his individuality, and is then most eloquent when most silent. He listens while he speaks, and is a hearer along with his audience.”

“One always speaks badly when one has nothing to say.”

“Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant. Cold is agreeable, that we may get warm.”