Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune.

When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?

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.

What good is it to live a life that brings pains?

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.

So in the Libyan fable it is told That once an eagle, stricken with a dart, Said, when he saw the fashion of the shaft: With our own feathers, not by others' hands, Are we now smitten.

It is through suffering that learning comes.