No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?
Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
Under every stone lurks a politician.
You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.