The End Of Wisdom Is Consultation And

There Is One Safeguard Known Generally To The Wise, Which Is An Advantage And Security To All, But Especially To Democracies As Against Despots - Suspicion.

The Man Who Is In The Highest State Of Prosperity, And Who Thinks His Fortune Is Most Secure, Knows Not If It Will Remain Unchanged Till The Evening.

Good Fortune Is The Greatest Of Blessings, But Good Counsel Comes Next, And The Lack Of It Destroys The Other Also.

As A Vessel Is Known By The Sound, Whether It Be Cracked Or Not; So Men Are Proved, By Their Speeches, Whether They Be Wise Or Foolish.

We Need Money, For Sure, Athenians, And Without Money Nothing Can Be Done That Ought To Be Done.