Classic Moments Daily

One, By living long, sees much he hates to see

If you punish the wrong-doers, your laws will be good and valid

Force does not enable a man to master even the smallest things

To condemn the innocent for impiety is no less an act of impiety than to acquit the guilty

Take some thought of your ancestors and not be negligent of the piety due to them

Those who defend criminal acts for personal gain

Many great houses have been ruined by flatterers

Our forefathers did not regard a charge over public affairs as a chance for private gain

Slander causes liars to be looked on with respect

Teachers who are skilled in disputation and those who are occupied with astronomy

Do not descend to the level of men whom envy has made blind

Nature has only a single path and that path is run but once

Contributions to the Treasury and provision of choruses may be satisfactory evidence of wealth; but they are anything but evidence of innocence

No teachers of the liberal arts should be considered unhappy

The same arguments which we use in persuading others when we speak in public, we employ also when we deliberate in our own thoughts

An intemperate and indulgent youth delivers to old age a body all worn out

He plants the trees to serve another age

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgement

Your minds that once did stand erect and strong

A life well spent and the memory of many deeds worthily performed

Friendship cannot exist except among good men

Enormous risk makes men devote a great deal of thought to the problem of executing a crime in safety

Is there any custom more democratic than that which permits citizens capable of public speaking to assist those who are incapable when they are in trouble?

Men convicted of illegal proposals need not bring forward proposals in future

If you use a man whom you are known to have condemned as wicked, it will appear either that your judgments are wrong or that you welcome wicked men

If you think that your usual vulgarity and joking will secure your pardon you are far from the mark