Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.

Could I climb to the highest place in Athens, I would lift my voice and proclaim, "Fellow citizens, why do you turn and scrape every stone to gather wealth, and take so little care of your children to whom one day you must relinquish it all?"

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.