It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.
For a murderous blow let murderous blow atone.
My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair.
They who prosper take on airs of vanity.
The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen.