"I am of the opinion that we ought not to give way to the Peloponnesians, but to maintain our own course."

"Indeed, if I have any superiority, it is this: that I am better able than others to discern what is to be done, and to explain it."

"We do not get into a state with our next-door neighbour if he enjoys himself in his own way, nor do we shoot him the kind of black looks which, though they do no real harm, still vex an honest man. We…"

"The city is more powerful than the individual."

"Mankind are tolerant of the praises of others so long as each hearer thinks that he can do as well or nearly as well himself, but, when the speaker rises above him, jealousy is aroused and he begins t…"