Whatever Shall Be To The Advantage Of

Clouds Cannot Cover Secret Places, Nor Denials Conceal Truth.

It Is Not Possible To Found A Lasting Power Upon Injustice, Perjury, And Treachery. These May, Perhaps, Succeed For Once, And Borrow For Awhile, From Hope, A Gay And Flourishing Appearance. But Time Betrays Their Weakness, And They Fall Into Ruin Of Themselves. For, As In Structures Of Every Kind, The Lower Parts Should Have The Greatest Firmness--so The Grounds And Principles Of Actions Should Be Just And True.

You Cannot Have A Proud And Chivalrous Spirit If Your Conduct Is Mean And Paltry; For Whatever A Man's Actions Are, Such Must Be His Spirit.

We Need Money, For Sure, Athenians, And Without Money Nothing Can Be Done That Ought To Be Done.

By Persistent Labor Man May Attain To All Excellence.