“We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing”

“For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them,...”

“You know and we know, as practical men that the question of justice arises only between parties equal in strength and that the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.”

“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.”

“Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.”

“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.”