It is only natural that the share of the absentees should fall to those who are present, and that of the indifferent to those who are willing to incur toil and danger.
φύσει δ᾿ ὑπάρχει τοῖς παροῦσι τὰ τῶν ἀπόντων, καὶ τοῖς ἐθέλουσι πονεῖν καὶ κινδυνεύειν τὰ τῶν ἀμελούντων.
Original text (Ancient Greek)