Those in authority who consort only with those wishing to gain their favor

They, who more than other men should be thoroughly trained, live all their lives, from the time when they are placed in authority, without admonition. For the great majority of people do not come in contact with them, and those who are of their society consort with them to gain their favor. Isocrates. To Nicocles. Speech 2. Section 4.

Image: Sculpture of Nero and Seneca by Spanish artist Eduardo Barron Gonzalez.now displayed in the Zamora Museum, Zamora, Spain. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons contributor Outisnn.