Solon being asked, namely, what city was best to live in. That city, he replied, in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
PlutarchSomeone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, Cato, the elder, said, ''There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
PlutarchThe giving of riches and honors to a wicked man is like giving strong wine to him that hath a fever.
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