In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you’ve heard the other side.
There is something in the pang of change more than the heart can bear, unhappiness remembering happiness.
Youth holds no society with grief.
Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks.
He who believes needs no explanation.
I know indeed what evil I intend to do, but stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury, fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils.
Pay special attention to their agony so I might take some pleasure.
Who then will dare to say I’m weak or timid? No, they’ll say I’m loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.
There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course; a quiet conscience.
When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.
Remember this! No amount of Bacchic reveling can corrupt an honest woman.
Do not mistake the rule of force for true power. Men are not shaped by force.
Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.
In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?
Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm.
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.
Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails.
I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.
Do not consider painful what is good for you.
But learn that to die is a debt we must all pay.