And see how much difference there will be between my accusation and yours. I intend to
 charge Verres with all the crimes that you committed, though he had no share in them,
 because he did not prevent you from committing them, though he had the supreme power;
 you, on the other hand, will not allege against him even the crimes which he committed
 himself, lest you should be found to be in any particular connected with him. What shall
 I say of these other points, O Caecilius? Do these things appear contemptible to you,
 without which no cause, especially no cause of such importance, can by any means be
 supported? Have you any talent for pleading? any practice in speaking? Have you paid any
 attention or acquired any acquaintance with the forum, the courts, and the laws? I know in what a rocky and difficult path I am now treading; for as all arrogance is
 odious, so a conceit of one's abilities and eloquence is by far the most disagreeable of
 all. On which account I say nothing of my own abilities; for I have none worth speaking
 of, and if I had I would not speak of them. For either the opinion formed of me is quite
 sufficient for me, such as it is; or if it be too low an opinion to please me, still I
 cannot make it higher by talking about them. I will just, O Caecilius, say this much familiarly to you about yourself, forgetting
 for a moment this rivalry and contest of ours. Consider again and again what your own
 sentiments are, and recollect yourself; and consider who you are, and what you are able
 to effect. Do you think that, when you have taken upon yourself the cause of the allies,
 and the fortunes of the province, and the rights of the Roman people, and the dignity of
 the judgment-seat and of the law, in a discussion of the most important and serious
 matters, you are able to support so many affairs and those so weighty and so various
 with your voice, your memory, your counsel, and your ability?