Rage the wicked, then, never so violently, the crown shall not fall from the head of the wise, nor wither.

Verily, other men's unrighteousness cannot pluck from righteous souls their proper glory.

Were the reward in which the soul of the righteous delighteth received from without, then might it be taken away by him who gave it, or some other; but since it is conferred by his own righteousness, then only will he lose his prize when he has ceased to be righteous.

Lastly, since every prize is desired because it is believed to be good, who can account him who possesses good to be without reward?
And what a prize, the fairest and grandest of all! For remember the corollary which I chiefly insisted on a little while back, and reason thus: Since absolute good is happiness, 'tis clear that all the good must be happy for the very reason that they are good.

But it was agreed that those who are happy are gods.