"There is nothing proper about what you..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

“It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.”

“There is no castle so strong that it cannot be overthrown by money.”

“Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom.”

“All things that we ordained festivalTurn from their office to black funeral--Our instruments to melancholy bells,Our wedding cheer to a sad burial feast;Our solemn hymns to sullen dirges change;Our bridal flowers serve for a buried corse;And all things change them to the contrary.”

“Fish," the old man said. "Fish, you are going to have to die anyway. Do you have to kill me too?”

“Death is not the monarch for the dead, but of the dying. The moment he obtains a conquest he loses a subject.”

“Where does the dentist go when he leaves the room?”

“I never did a thing in all my life, virtuous or otherwise that I didn't repent of within twenty-four hours.”

“Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going.”