Aeschines Quotes & Sayings

An evil nature wielding great authority brings misfortune upon the community. — Aeschines

Right is not unlimited, but is limited by the laws. — Aeschines

Lying rumours do not penetrate farther than our ears. — Aeschines

Be assured, fellow citizens, that in a democracy it is the laws that guard the person of the citizen and the constitution of the state, whereas the despot and the oligarch find their protection in suspicion and in armed guards. — Aeschines

For then only will you be strong, when you cherish the laws, and when the revolutionary attempts of lawless men shall have ceased. — Aeschines

A defeat in war is not the greatest of all evils; but when the defeat has been inflicted by enemies who are not worthy of you, then the calamity is doubled. — Aeschines

Men of real merit, and whose noble and glorious deeds we are ready to acknowledge, are yet not to be endured when they vaunt their own actions. — Aeschines

Amnesty, that noble word, the genuine dictate of wisdom. — Aeschines

It is acknowledged, namely, that there are in the world three forms of government, autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy: autocracies and oligarchies are administered according to the tempers of their lords, but democratic states according to established laws. — Aeschines

Truth is strong enough to overcome all human sophistries. — Aeschines