Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
PERICLESWho makes the fairest show means most deceit.
PERICLESInstead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
PERICLESOur love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.
PERICLESThe marketplace is democratic.
PERICLESIt is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one’s enemies with courage.
PERICLESInstead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
PERICLESNot to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.
PERICLESHaving knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
PERICLESIt is more of a disgrace to be robbed of what one has than to fail in some new undertaking.
PERICLESFreedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
PERICLESIt is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears.
PERICLESTime as he grows old teaches many lessons. – Aeschylus Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
PERICLESTrees, though they are cut and lopped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again.
PERICLESAs for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.
PERICLESThose who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.
PERICLESTime is the wisest counsellor of all.
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