scythians

"These decrees of yours are no different from spiders' webs. They'll restrain anyone weak and insignificant who gets caught in them, but they'll be torn to shreds by people with power and wealth."

"The forum [is] an established place for men to cheat one another, and behave covetously."

"Under which head do you class those who are at sea?"

"My country is a disgrace to me, but you are a disgrace to your country."

"Better to have one friend of great value, than many friends who were good for nothing."

"A vine bears three grapes, the first of pleasure, the second of drunkenness, and the third of repentance."

"A view of the unseemly actions of drunken men is the most effectual dissuasive from wine."

"He also said that he marvelled that among the Greeks, those who were skilful in a thing contend together; but those who have no such skill act as judges of the contest."