It Is A Difficult Task, O Citizens,

Do Not Speak Of Your Happiness To One Less Fortunate Than Yourself.

Those Who Aim At Great Deeds Must Also Suffer Greatly.

Those Are Greedy Of Praise Prove That They Are Poor In Merit.

Once When Phocion Had Delivered An Opinion Which Pleased The People, He Turned To His Friend And Said, "have I Not Unawares Spoken Some Mischievous Thing Or Other?"

A Soldier Told Pelopidas, "we Are Fallen Among The Enemies." Said He, "how Are We Fallen Among Them More Than They Among Us?"