Our form of government does not enter into rivalry with the institutions of others. Our government does not copy our neighbors', but is an example to them. It is true that we are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not of the few. But while there exists equal justice to all and alike in their private disputes, the claim of excellence is also recognized; and when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is preferred to the public service, not as a matter of privilege, but as the reward of merit

Better die standing than live kneeling.

For heroes have the whole earth for their tomb; and in lands far from their own, where the column with its epitaph declares it, there is enshrined in every breast a record unwritten with no tablet to preserve it, except that of the heart.

Time as he grows old teaches many lessons. - Aeschylus Time is the wisest counselor of all.

Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.

If Athens shall appear great to you, consider then that her glories were purchased by valiant men, and by men who learned their duty.

Time is the wisest counselor of all.