For heroes have the whole earth for their tomb; and in lands far from their own, where the column with its epitaph declares it, there is enshrined in….

The marketplace is democratic..

To face calamity with a mind as unclouded as may be, and quickly to react against it-that in a city and in an individual-is real strength..

Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again.

A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill..

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all..

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it..

We do not say that a man who takes no interest in public affairs is a man who minds his own business. We say he has no business being here at all..

I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies' designs..

I am of opinion that national greatness is more for the advantage of private citizens, than any individual well-being coupled with public humiliation….

Just because you are not interested in politics, does not mean that politics is not interested in you..

It is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears..

Famous men have the whole earth as their memorial..

Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and then go out, undeterred….

She is best who is least spoken of among men, whether for good or evil..

Time as he grows old teaches many lessons. - Aeschylus Time is the wisest counselor of all..

If Athens shall appear great to you, consider then that her glories were purchased by valiant men, and by men who learned their duty..

Better die standing than live kneeling..

Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think..

For grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed..

Who makes the fairest show means most deceit..