She is best who is least spoken of among men, whether for good or evil.

Better die standing than live kneeling.

We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!

Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.

In private matters everyone is equal before the law. In public matters, when it is a question of putting power and responsibility into the hands of one man rather than another, what counts is not rank or money, but the ability to do the job well.

Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.