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“The greatest fruit of justice is serenity.”
Epicurus
Portrait: Epicurus for the weekly selected quote

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Portrait: Αριστοτέλης for the weekly selected quote

διόπερ ἄνευ ὀρέξεως νοῦς ὁ νόμος ἐστίν.

— Αριστοτέλης
Bust traditionally identified as Solon

Τῶν μὲν δειλῶν φόβος, τῶν δὲ τολμηρῶν κόλασις.

— Σόλων (αποδιδόμενο)
Bust traditionally identified as Solon

θεσμοὺς δ᾽ ὁμοίως τῷ κακῷ τε κἀγαθῷ, εὐθεῖαν εἰς ἕκαστον ἁρμόσας δίκην, ἔγραψα.

— Σόλων
Portrait: Πλάτων for the weekly selected quote

…ἐν ᾗ δὲ ἂν δεσπότης τῶν ἀρχόντων, οἱ δὲ ἄρχοντες δοῦλοι τοῦ νόμου, σωτηρίαν καὶ πάντα ὅσα θεοὶ πόλεσιν ἔδοσαν ἀγαθὰ γιγνόμενα καθορῶ.

— Πλάτων