He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.

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

Good fortune is a god among men, and more than a god.

Wisdom cometh by suffering.

From him [Death] alone of all the powers of heaven Persuasion holds aloof.

We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity.