“The life of the dead is in the memory of the living.”

— Cicero, Philippics, IX.10 (translation by William Duncan)

About Cicero

106 BC – 43 BC

Roman statesman, orator and philosopher, whose speeches and letters are among the most important sources on the late Roman Republic.

“Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders.”

“Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.”

“There is said to be hope for a sick man, as long as there is life.”

“No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle.”

“A living dog is better than a dead lion.”

“A useless life is an early death.”

“The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.”

“Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.”

“Anything dead coming back to life hurts.”