Ares gives his verdict without witnesses.
It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.
For sufferers it is sweet to know before-hand clearly the pain that still remains for them.
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.
Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.
Be it mine to draw from wisdom's fount, pure as it flows, that calm of soul which virtue only knows.