"It is not the man who makes the most speeches that is to be feared, but the one who acts best."

"For what you hold is, to speak somewhat plainly, a tyranny; to take it perhaps was wrong, but to let it go is unsafe."

"We do not copy our neighbors, but are an example to them."

"For we are a model to others, not imitators."

"For the love of honor is the only thing that does not grow old, and in old age it is not wealth, but honor, that gives us joy, and in old age it is not wealth, but honor, that gives us joy."