There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.
He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.
Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.
Honor modesty more than your life.
Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?