It is a light thing for whoever keeps his foot outside trouble to advise and counsel him that suffers.
Mourn for me rather as living than as dead.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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.
By suffering comes wisdom.
Obstinacy standing alone is the weakest of all things in one whose mind is not possessed by wisdom.