It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.

For the marriage bed ordained by fate for men and women is stronger than an oath and guarded by Justice.

I know how men in exile feed on dreams.

Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters and falls. From the opulent mansions pointed at by all passers-by none warns it away, none cries, 'Let no more riches enter!'.

A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.

Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain