It is in adversity that the good show their friendship most clearly; prosperity always finds friends.
Sound judgement, with discernment, is the best of seers.
When the anger of the gods is incurred, wealth or power only bring more devastating punishment.
Let mortal man keep to his own Mortality, and not expect too much.
For the weariest road that man may wend Is forth fromn the home of his father.
Wine enlivens the human soul.
Gods should not resemble men in their anger!
It is better to die on your feet than be called for offensive pass interference.
The childless escape much misery.
The little done doth vanish to the mind which forward sees how much remains to do.
To the ignorant, even the words of wise seem foolishness.
I care for riches, to make gifts.
Mankind led on by gods err all too easily.
When someone isn’t seen for a long time, Well, folk soon begin to imagine the worst.
When a wise man chooses a sane basis for his arguments, it is no great task to speak well.
There is no bitterness to be compared with that between two people who once loved.
The brash unbridled tongue, the lawless folly of fools, will end in pain. But the life of wise content is blest with quietness, escapes the storm and keeps its house secure.
May he die with no joy at his end, The man who won’t be troubled To unlock the keys of his heart and make a friend.
It is wise to withhold one’s heart and mind from men who think themselves superior.
In life, the worst disasters come from passion.