My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you.
For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
From him [Death] alone of all the powers of heaven Persuasion holds aloof.
Rumours voiced by women come to nothing.
Who holds a power but newly gained is ever stern of mood.
The one knowing what is profitable, and not the man knowing many things, is wise.