The multitude like those who cultivate their favor better than those who seek their good.

The multitude like those who cultivate their favor better than those who seek their good. Isocrates. Antidosis. Speech 15. Section 133.

Image: Drawing of an ancient Roman crowd at the Flavian amphitheater cooking food and chatting. Photograph taken at the Colosseum by Curtis and Peggy Mekemson and published on their blog, Wandering through Time and Place.