King Agis Said, "the Lacedæmonians Are Not

Wise Men Are Able To Make A Fitting Use Even Of Their Enmities.

It Is Not Histories I Am Writing, But Lives; And In The Most Glorious Deeds There Is Not Always An Indication Of Virtue Or Vice, Indeed A Small Thing Like A Phrase Or A Jest Often Makes A Greater Revelation Of A Character Than Battles Where Thousands Die.

They Fought Indeed And Were Slain, But It Was To Maintain The Luxury And The Wealth Of Other Men.

Anger Turns The Mind Out Of Doors And Bolts The Entrance.

Abstruse Questions Must Have Abstruse Answers.