We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.

They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.

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

Don't confuse meaning with truth.

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

When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.

He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.