Stories happen to those who tell them.

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.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

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

The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.

Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris

Some legislators only wish to vengeance against a particular enemy. Others only look out for themselves. They devote very little time on the consideration of any public issue. They think that no harm will come from their neglect. They act as if it is always the business of somebody else to look after this or that. When this selfish notion is entertained by all, the commonwealth slowly begins to decay.