You too must be of good hope as regards death, gentlemen of the jury, and keep this one truth in mind, that a good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death, and that his affairs are not neglected by the gods. What has happened to me now has not happened of itself, but it is clear to me that it was better for me to die now and to escape from trouble. That is why my divine sign did not oppose me at any point. So I am certainly not angry with those who convicted me, or with my accusers. Of course that was not their purpose when they accused and convicted me, but they thought they were hurting me, and for this they deserve blame.

If you can do only a little. Do what you can. What you cannot enforce, do not command.

I soon realized that poets do not compose their poems with knowledge, but by some inborn talent and by inspiration, like seers and prophets who also say many fine things without any understanding of what they say.

When a woman is allowed to become a man's equal, she becomes his superior.

The warm love has the coldest end.

In every sort of danger there are various ways of winning through, if one is ready to do and say anything whatever.

It is best and easiest not to discredit others but to prepare oneself to be as good as possible.