It is impossible, men of Athens, impossible to gain permanent power by injustice, perjury, and falsehood. II. Second Olynthiac (-8)
One who is himself idle cannot possibly call upon his friends, much less upon the gods, to work for him. II. Second Olynthiac (-8)
For a house, I take it, or a ship or anything of that sort must have its chief strength in its substructure; and so too in affairs of state the principles and the foundations must be truth and justice. II. Second Olynthiac (-8)