A man calumniated is doubly injured -- first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it.

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

A man calumniated is doubly injured -- first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it.

Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.

I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.

In peace children inter their parents, war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children.

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