I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget.
Chorus: Zeus, who guided men to think who laid it down that wisdom comes alone through suffering. Still there drips in sleep against the heart grief of memory; against our pleasure we are temperate.
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
The laws of a state change with the changing times.
Whoever is new to power is always harsh.
We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.