What good is it to live a life that brings pains?
Mourn for me rather as living than as dead.
To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.
In war the first casualty is the truth.
The laws of a state change with the changing times.
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.