How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.

The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.

The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.

Tell Greece that her spring has been taken out of her year.

The hastening of any undertaking begets error, from which great losses are wont to come.

Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.

Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.