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The greatest freedom of speech, is to not think one has freedom of speech; just as therefore the greatest shame, is to justify oneself before the Lord; and a witness of what is said, the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.

Phocion. When Phocion the Athenian was once speaking in the assembly, not for the sake of favor, but for the benefit of the Athenians; and Demades the orator had said to him, The People will kill you, O Phocion, if they go mad; But you, he said, if they are of sound mind.

Plutarch. Neither the sun from the world, nor freedom of speech from conversation.

Xenoch. Xenocharis the philosopher, having been asked by someone about certain shameful things, and not answering; and when that one said, Why are you silent? About such things, he said, it is fitting for you to ask, but for me not to answer.

Isocrates. Grant freedom of speech to those who think well, so that concerning matters of which you are in doubt, you may have those who will approve together with you.

Democritus. When Democritus was once serving as an ambassador on behalf of the Athenians to Philip, and was speaking with freedom; Philip said, Are you not afraid that I will order your head to be removed? No, he says; for if you take this from me, my fatherland will dedicate it to me as immortal.

Pythagoras. When someone said, You mock me too much, he said; For to those with spleen ailments, pungent and bitter things are beneficial; but sweet things, harmful.

From Epictetus and Isocrates. One must have neither a blunt knife, nor disorderly freedom of speech.

From Aristonymus. Just as honey stings ulcerated parts, but to those that are healthy it is sweet; so also are the words of philosophy.

The bitterness of wormwood and to cut out freedom of speech from discourse are similar.

Hermes and Isidore. A rebuke when it is acknowledged, O greatest King, brings the one rebuked to a desire for those things he did not formerly know.

Socrates. The grace of freedom of speech, like that of fruit in season, is sweet.

(889) Of Eusebius. An enemy who speaks the truth is in every way more to be chosen than a friend who pretends for the sake of favor.

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Concerning diligence. John 5. My Father is working until now, and I am working.

Acts 20. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. I have shown you all things, that by so toiling one must help the weak.

Solomon 3. Of good labors, the fruit is glorious.

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Μεγίστη παῤῥησία, τό μή νομίζειν ἔχειν παῤῥησίαν· ὥσπερ οὖν αἰσχύνη μεγίστη, τό δικαιοῦν ἑαυτόν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου· καί μάρτυς τῶν λεγομένων, ὁ Φαρισαῖος καί ὁ Τελώνης.

Φωκίων. Φωκίωνος ποτέ τοῦ Ἀθηναίου δημηγοροῦντος, οὐ τά πρός χάριν, ἀλλά τά πρός ὠφέλειαν τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις· ∆αμάδου δέ τοῦ ῥήτορος εἰρηκότος αὐτῷ, Ἀποκτενοῦσί σε, ὦ Φωκίων, ὁ ∆ῆμος, ἤν μανῶσι· Σύ δέ, εἶπεν, ἄν σωφρονῶσιν.

Πλουτ. Οὔτε ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τόν ἥλιον, οὔτε ἐκ τῆς ὁμιλίας τήν παῤῥησίαν.

Ξεόχαρ. Ξενόχαρις ὁ φιλόσοφος, ἐρωτηθείς ὑπό τινος περί τινων αἰσχρῶν, καί μή ἀποκρινόμενος· ἐκείνου δέ εἰπόντος, Τί σιωπᾷς; Περί τοιούτων, ἔφη, σοί μέν ἐρωτᾷν, ἐμοί δέ μή ἀποκρίνασθαι πρέπει.

Ἰσοκράτ. ∆ίδου παῤῥησίαν τοῖς εὖ φρονοῦσιν, ἵνα περί ὧν ἀμφιγνοίης, ἔχῃς τούς συνδοκιμάσοντας.

∆ημοκρίτ. ∆ημοκρίτου πρεσβεύοντός ποτε ὑπέρ Ἀθημαίων πρός Φίλιππον, καί παῤῥησίᾳ διαλεγομένου· ὁ Φίλιππος, Οὐ φοβοῦ μή τήν κεφαλήν σου, ἔφη, προστάξω ἀφαιρεθῆναι; Οὐ, φησίν· ἐάν γάρ σύ μου ταύτην ἀφέλῃς, ἡ πατρίς μοι αὐτήν ἀθάνατον ἀναθήσει.

Πυθαγ. Φήσαντός τινος, Λίαν μοι ἐπισκώπτεις, ἔφη; Καί γάρ τοῖς σπληνικοῖς τά μέν δριμαῖα καί πικρά, ὠφέλιμα· τά δέ γλυκαῖα, βλαβερά.

Ἐκ τῶν Ἐπικτ. καί Ἰσοκρ. Οὔτε μάχαιραν ἀμβλείαν· οὔτε παῤῥησίαν ἄτακτον ἔχειν δεῖ.

Ἐκ τῶν Ἀριστονύμου. Ὥσπερ τό μέλι τά ἡλκωμένα δάκνει· τοῖς δέ κατά φύσιν ἡδύ ἐστιν· οὕτω καί οἱ ἐκ φιλοσοφίας λόγοι.

Ὅμοιον ἀψινθίου δριμύ, καί λόγου τήν παῤῥησίαν ἐκκόψαι, ὅμοιον.

Ἑρμοῦ καί Ἰσιδώρ. Ἔλεγχος ἐπιγνωσθείς, ὦ μέγιστε Βασιλεῦ, εἰς ἐπιθυμίαν φέρει τόν ἐλεγχθέντα, ὧν πρότερον οὐκ ᾔδει.

Σωκράτ. Τῆς παῤῥησίας ὥσπερ ὀπώρας ἐν καιρῷ ἡ χάρις ἡδεῖα.

(889) Εὐσεβίου. Ἐχθρός τά ἀληθῆ εἰπών, τοῦ προσποιουμένου φίλου πρός χάριν, ἐστί πάντως αἱρετώτερος.

ΛΟΓΟΣ ΛΒ´.

Περί φιλοπονίας. Ἰωάν. ε´. Ὁ Πατήρ μου ἕως ἄρτι ἐργάζεται, κἀγώ ἐργάζομαι.

Πράξ. κ´. Αὐτοί γινώσκετε, ὅτι ταῖς χρείαις μου καί τοῖς οὖσι μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ὑπηρέτησαν αἱ χεῖρες αὗται. Πάντα ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν, ὅτι οὕτω κοπιῶντας δεῖ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων.

Σολ. γ΄ .Ἀγθῶν πόνων, καρπός εὐκλεής.