Adversity reminds men of religion.
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts.
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
This was the Athenians' war against the King of Macedon, a war of words. Words are the only weapons the Athenians have left.