Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the real state of things.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.