"When men speak ill of thee, live..." - Quote by Plato

“Let early education be a sort of amusement. You will then be better able to find out the natural bent.”

“May I deem the wise man rich, and may I have such a portion of gold as none but a prudent man can either bear or employ.”

“Each citizen should play his part in the community according to his individual gifts.”

“My dear friend, we mustn't give them even the slightest excuse to judge us! Otherwise, we end up in pieces.”

“If you are going to keep company with me, don't embarrass me.”

“I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors. The man who wishes to stand well in the opinion of others must do this; because he is thereby enabled to correct his faults, or remove prejudices which are imbibed against him.”

“As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it.”

“The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.”

“What others say of me matters little; what I myself say and do matters much.”