To make wail and lament for one's ill fortune, when one will win a tear from the audience, is well worthwhile.
For a murderous blow let murderous blow atone.
God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
Who holds a power but newly gained is ever stern of mood.
For the lips of Zeus do not know how to lie, but bring to fulfilment every word.
I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.