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.
PericlesThose who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think.
PericlesAs for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.
PericlesOur love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.
Pericles