The cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.

Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.

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.

I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.

The secret of freedom, courage.

For men can endure to hear others praised only so long as they can severally persuade themselves of their own ability to equal the actions recounted: when this point is passed, envy comes in and with it incredulity.

You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.