To be ignorant of what happened before y…

To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to be ever a child. For what is man’s lifetime unless the memory of past events is woven with those of earlier times

Quote, saying and phrase by: Marcus Tullius Cicero

When you wish to instruct, be brief that…

When you wish to instruct, be brief that men’s minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Marcus Tullius Cicero