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Most excellent!Athenian
Every right-minded man fears and respects the prayers of parents, knowing that many times in many cases they have proved effective. And since this is the ordinance of nature, to good men aged forefathers are a heavenly treasure
1 Cp. Plat. Laws 931a.
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