ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Once I've picked the finest men in Athens, I'll return. They'll rule fairly in this case, bound by a sworn oath to act with justice.

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

Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?

Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old.

The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen.

I gave them hope, and so turned away their eyes from death

It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.