“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”

Marcus Tullius Cicero

“What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk.”

Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.”

Marcus Tullius Cicero

“The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.”

Marcus Tullius Cicero

“The life given us, by nature is short; but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal.”

Marcus Tullius Cicero