All this being known to you, Athenians, all else of importance considered, I say, you must take heart and spirit, and apply yourselves more than ever to the war, contributing promptly, serving personally, leaving nothing undone.
From a speech urging Athenians to confront Philip, on the necessity of total commitment and personal sacrifice in times of war.
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To censure, I may be told, is easy for any man; to show what measures the case requires, is the part of a counselor.
So report says, and I can well believe it; for undeserved success leads weak-minded men into folly; and thus it appears often, that to maintain prosperity is harder than to acquire it.
And methinks, men of Athens, any man fairly estimating what the gods have done for us, notwithstanding many untoward circumstances, might with reason be grateful to them.
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