Carthago delenda est

At the age of nineteen, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army by means of which I restored liberty4 to the republic, which had been oppressed by the tyranny of a faction.

The greatest comfort of my old age, and that which gives me the highest satisfaction, is the pleasing remembrance of the many benefits and friendly offices I have done to others.

not that I might die learned—but that I might not die unlearned

The words of the Greeks are born on their lips, but those of the Romans in their hearts.

It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.