Those whose thoughts and habits all their lives are trivial and servile cannot possibly produce anything admirable or worthy of eternity. Words will be great if thoughts are weighty.
οὐδὲ γὰρ οἷόν τε μικρὰ καὶ δουλοπρεπῆ φρονοῦντας καὶ ἐπιτηδεύοντας παρ᾿ ὅλον τὸν βίον θαυμαστόν τι καὶ τοῦ παντὸς αἰῶνος ἐξενεγκεῖν ἄξιον· μεγάλοι δὲ οἱ λόγοι τούτων, κατὰ τὸ εἰκός, ὧν ἂν ἐμβριθεῖς ὦσιν αἱ ἔννοιαι.
Original text (Ancient Greek)