Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain
Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.
For know that no one is free, except Zeus.
The best by far is to marry in one's own rank.
As long as there are men the bulwark is safe.
Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.