Cicero,
On the Republic 1.9.14 (tr. Clinton Walker Keyes):
Scipio. Why are you here so early, Tubero? For these holidays would certainly have provided you with an excellent opportunity for pursuing your literary studies.
Tubero. My books are at home to me at any time, for they are never busy, but it is a very great privilege to find you at leisure, especially at this time of political unrest.
quid tu, inquit [sc. Scipio], tam mane, Tubero? dabant enim hae feriae tibi oportunam sane facultatem ad explicandas tuas litteras.
tum ille: mihi vero omne tempus est ad meos libros vacuum; numquam enim sunt illi occupati; te autem permagnum est nancisci otiosum, hoc praesertim motu rei publicae.
Carl Schleicher (1825-1903),
Der Bücherwurm:
