You shall learn, though late, the lesson of how to be discreet.

Neither a life of anarchy nor a life under a despot should you praise. To all that lies in the middle has a god given excellence.

They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn

It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.

Wrong must not win by technicalities.

For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness.

Rumours voiced by women come to nothing.