But when once the earth has sucked up a dead man's blood, there is no way to raise him up.
For Hades is mighty in calling men to account below the earth, and with a mind that records in tablets he surveys all things.
The tongue of slander is too prompt with wanton malice to wound the stranger.
What good is it to live a life that brings pains?
His resolve is not to seem the bravest, but to be.
It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.