Pericles

"In education, we seek to develop the whole man, not just the intellect."

"The constant war between the ideas of the old and the new is the engine of progress."

"Hold in esteem those who tell you the truth, not those who tell you what you wish to hear."

"We should not be frightened or weakened by anything, but strive to maintain ourselves."

"Justice is a concept understood by few and practised by even fewer."

"In a state of well-being, a man may be tempted to idleness, but in trouble, he must work."

"The spectator is a coward who sits in comfort while others struggle."

"We believe that a man should be honored for what he does, not for what he is born as."

"Dreams are the rehearsals before the great performance of life."

"To fail is not to be a failure, unless one accepts it as such."

"The greatest riches are a clear conscience and a love of liberty."

"None are as blind as those who will not see."

"A hero is not braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer."

"It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man that makes us believe the oath."

"Time, with all its wisdom, brings everything to light."

"The measure of a man is what he does with power."

"Those who can conceive of a better world can change this one."

"In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught."

"Success is not found in standing still on old paths but in building new roads."

"The poor make the state wealthy through honest labor; the rich make it weak through dishonest scheming."

"A friend to all is a friend to none."

"Patience in adversity is the measure of character."

"Let each man learn in his youth the wisdom of living well."

"The unjust is never in prosperity, the just always."

"Gratitude is a duty we owe to others."

"Art is born of the human soul and speaks to it."

"No excellence without labor."

"In kindness there is strength."

"The first step toward greatness is to be honest."

"A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be democratic."