Believe that your staunchest body-guard lies in the virtue of your friends, the loyalty
 of your citizens and your own wisdom; Cf. Isoc. 10.37 . for it is through these that one can best
 acquire as well as keep the powers of royalty. Watch over the estates of your citizens,
 and consider that the spenders are paying from your pocket, and the workers are adding to
 your wealth; for all the property of those who live in the state belongs to kings who rule
 them well. Throughout all your life show that you value truth so highly that your word is more to be
 trusted than the oaths of other men. Cf. Isoc. 4.81 . To all foreigners, see that the city offers
 security and good faith in its engagements; and in your treatment of those who come from
 abroad, make the most, not of those who bring you gifts, but of those who expect to
 receive gifts from you; for by honoring such men you will have greater esteem from the
 rest of the world.