Amisimus, mi Pomponi, omnem non modo sucum ac sanguinem sed etiam colorem et speciem pristinae civitatis. nulla est res publica quae delectet, in qua acquiescam.

(Cic. Att. 92.2=4.18.2)

neither does hunger press upon right-judging men,
nor ruin, but in prosperity they share their beloved works.

οὐδέ ποτ᾽ ἰθυδίκῃσι μετ᾽ ἀνδράσι λιμὸς ὀπηδεῖ
οὐδ᾽ ἄτη, θαλίῃς δὲ μεμηλότα ἔργα νέμονται.

(Hes. Op. 225-231)

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Peace that nurtures youths fills the land, and never for them does
far-seeing Zeus ordain grievous war;

Εἰρήνη δ᾽ ἀνὰ γῆν κουροτρόφος, οὐδέ ποτ᾽ αὐτοῖς
ἀργαλέον πόλεμον τεκμαίρεται εὐρύοπα Ζεύς·

but justice is somewhere here, nearby, if you are willing to see it.

ἀλλ᾿ ἡ Δίκη
ἐνταῦθά πού ᾿στιν ἐγγύς, εἰ βούλεσθ᾿ ὁρᾶν.

Euripides fr. 506 (from _Melanippe Wise or Captive_) = Stobaeus 1.3.14a.

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Nay, all of heaven would not suffice for Zeus to write the sins of mortals, nor could the god investigate and send punishment to each;

οὐδ᾿ ὁ πᾶς ἂν οὐρανὸς
Διὸς γράφοντος τὰς βροτῶν ἁμαρτίας
ἐξαρκέσειεν, οὐδ᾿ ἐκεῖνος ἂν σκοπῶν
πέμπειν ἑκάστῳ ζημίαν·

Carum esse civem, bene de re publica mereri, laudari, coli, diligi gloriosum est; metui vero et in odio esse invidiosum, detestabile, imbecillum, caducum.
(Cic. Phil. 1.33f)

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(Krumbacher, Epigramme der Kasia, ll. 74-76)