"For the love of honor is the only thing that does not grow old, and in old age it is not wealth, but honor, that gives us joy."

"For no country has ever yet been found that has proved equal to Athens in the hour of trial; and if our empire shall be overthrown, and we go down to defeat, our fall will be more glorious than that o…"

"The city is more powerful than the individual."

"Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now."

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