For the greatest glory is to be spoken of for one's virtues, and to be praised by one's fellow citizens, and to be honored by one's fellow citizens, and to be honored by one's fellow citizens.
Athenian statesman
Funeral Oration, as recorded by Thucydides
c. 431 BCE
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