The people should fight for the law as for their city wall.

People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the city s walls.

Where there is no strife there is decay: 'The mixture which is not shaken decomposes.'

All things flow, nothing abides. You cannot step into the same river twice, for the waters are continually flowing on. Nothing is permanent except change.

The Sibyl, with frenzied mouth uttering things not to be laughed at, unadorned and unperfumed, yet reaches to a thousand years with her voice by aid of the god.

Though wisdom is common, yet the many live as if they had a wisdom of their own.

The unexpected connection is more powerful than one that is obvious.