"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…"

"The admiration of the present and succeeding ages will be ours, since we have not shrunk from any toil or danger."

"For the greatest glory is to be spoken of for one's virtues."

"We are lovers of wisdom, yet without softness."

"For what you hold is, to speak somewhat plainly, a tyranny; to take it perhaps was wrong, but to let it go is unsafe."