If Athens shall appear great to you, consider then that her glories were purchased by valiant men, and by men who learned their duty.
Better die standing than live kneeling.
Time is the wisest counselor of all.
For grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed.
It is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears.
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.