I was still more concerned (a preference which you may be far from resenting) to strike a blow for Epicurus, that great… — Lucian Copy Share Image
Poverty persuades a man to do and suffer everything that he may escape from it. — Lucian Copy Share Image
The historian should be fearless and incorruptible; a man of independence, loving frankness and truth; one who, as the poets says, calls… — Lucian Copy Share Image
For history, I say again, has this and this only for its own: if a man will start upon it, he must… — Lucian Copy Share Image
Avarice is a cursed vice: offer a man enough gold, and he will part with his own small hoard of food, however… — Lucian Copy Share Image
I was still more concerned (a preference which you may be far from resenting) to strike a blow for Epicurus, that great man whose… — Lucian Copy Share Image
The truth is hidden from us. Even if a mere piece of luck brings us straight to it, we shall have no grounded conviction… — Lucian Copy Share Image
How gracious are the gods in bestowing high positions; and how reluctant are they to insure them when given — Lucian Copy Share Image
The world is fleeting; all things pass away; Or is it we that pass and they that stay? — Lucian Copy Share Image
The lips are closed, for the dancer has plenty of other voices at his service. — Lucian Copy Share Image
The American soldier demonstrated that, properly equipped, trained and led, he has no superior among all the armies of the world. — Lucian Copy Share Image
Wise is the person at either end. Who can in due measure spare as well as spend. — Lucian Copy Share Image
