Show at all times so strong a regard for truth that your bare word shall carry more weight than the oaths of others. II. To Nicocles (-374)
Rather let it be your object to bequeath to your children a stainless name than a large fortune. II. To Nicocles (-374)
Regard as your most faithful friends, not those who praise everything you say or do, but those who criticize your mistakes. II. To Nicocles (-374)
Manage the city as you would your ancestral estate: in the matter of its appointments, splendidly and royally; in the matter of its revenues, strictly, in order that you may possess the good opinion of your people and at the same time have sufficient means. II. To Nicocles (-374)