Born a century before Christ to a wealthy Roman family, Marcus Tullius Cicero became the most famous Latin speaking orator and prose author in history. His writing style dominated western culture for centuries. May you celebrate Cicero’s spirit as you read this collection of his most intriguing quotations. As Cicero says: Read at every free moment. Read at all hours. Read within leisure. Read in times of labor. Read as one goes in, read as one goes out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.