The reward of suffering is experience

Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.

High fortune, this in man's eye is god and more than god is this.

Justice shines in very smoky homes, and honors the righteous; but the gold-spangled mansions where the hands are unclean she leaves with eyes averted.

ATHENA: You wish to be called righteous rather than act right. [...] I say, wrong must not win by technicalities.

Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune.

Don't try to make intelligent decisions when your brain is hyped