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Marcus Cicero, too, in his book entitled On Reducing the Civil Law to a System Fr. 2, p. 980, Orelli2; Fr. 1, Huschke, and Bremer. wrote these words: Indeed Quintus Aelius Tubero did not fall short of his predecessors in knowledge of the law, in learning he even outstripped them. In this passage superfuit seems to mean he went beyond, surpassed and excelled his predecessors in his learning, which, however, was excessive and overabundant ; It was superfluous in being more than he needed for the practice of his profession. for Tubero was thoroughly versed in Stoic dialectics. Cicero's use of the word in the second book An error of Gellius; the reference is iii. 32. of the Republic also deserves attention. This is the passage in question: I should not object, Laelius, if I did not think that these friends wished, and if I myself did not desire, that you should take some part in this discussion of ours, especially since you yourself said yesterday that you would give us even more than enough (te superfuturum). But that indeed is impossible: we all ask you not to give us less than enough (ne desis).
