Cicero/legacy

Famous quotes containing the words cicero and/or legacy:

“For a courageous man cannot die dishonorably, a man who has attained the consulship cannot die before his time, a philosopher cannot die wretchedly.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)

“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)