And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors, on the whole succeed best.

An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.

Men's indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.

Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.