King Agis Said, "the Lacedæmonians Are Not

Mothers Ought To Bring Up And Nurse Their Own Children; For They Bring Them Up With Greater Affection And With Greater Anxiety, As Loving Them From The Heart, And So To Speak, Every Inch Of Them.

Oh, What A World Full Of Pain We Create, For A Little Taste Upon The Tongue.

When Men Are Arrived At The Goal, They Should Not Turn Back.

The First Evil Those Who Are Prone To Talk Suffer, Is That They Hear Nothing.

Poverty Is Never Dishonourable In Itself, But Only When It Is A Mark Of Sloth, Intemperance, Extravagance, Or Thoughtlessness. When, On The Other Hand, It Is The Handmaid Of A Sober, Industrious, Righteous, And Brave Man, Who Devotes All His Powers To The Service Of The People, It Is The Sign Of A Lofty Spirit That Harbours No Mean Thoughts