The duty of those who claim to advise you here was to discuss the situation impartially, and to inquire, in an uncontentious spirit, what course is best in your interests.
DemosthenesSource: The Public Orations of Demosthenes, Volume 1
wisdom
A selected quote by Demosthenes.
The duty of those who claim to advise you here was to discuss the situation impartially, and to inquire, in an uncontentious spirit, what course is best in your interests.
Related
I think, therefore I am.
All our discontents about what we want appeared to me to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.
It is never too late to be wise.
... when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things