Pericles

All who have taken it upon themselves to rule over others have incurred hatred and unpopularity for a time; but if one has a great aim to pursue, this burden of envy must be accepted, and it is wise to accept it.

A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.

Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.

Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.

Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again.

It is more of a disgrace to be robbed of what one has than to fail in some new undertaking.