"“So you studied under Lysippos? Didn’t you find him a somewhat thorny character?” “At times, though I should prefer a…"

"The Knossians did not like to give up piracy themselves; in fact, many of their young men went elsewhere to enlist in…"

"As they say, no tears are shed when an enemy dies."

"Verily, the great man finds gold and rubies more easily come by than true friendship."

"“When I met him in Antigoneia, he seemed a man of truly kingly quality.” Nikolaos, the full citizen, said: “If by kin…"

"The trouble with Rhodes is, it’s got too many orators and not enough engineers."

"As all young men must, I was learning the painful lesson that there is no substitute for experience."

"Mighty is the empire of habit."

"Now I said: “It’s unjust, Father. A man’s fate should be determined impersonally, on the basis of his virtues and abi…"

"Whereas you believe in no gods but Iao, he carries this skepticism to its logical conclusion and believes in no gods …"