When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along.
The misfortunes of mankind are of varied plumage.
Delay not to seize the hour!
Overly persuasive a woman's ordinance spreads far, traveling fast; but fast dying a rumor voiced by a woman perishes.
Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.
[Hermes addresses Prometheus :] To you, the clever and crafty, bitter beyond all bitterness, who has sinned against the gods in bestowing honors upon creatures of a day--to you, thief of fire, I speak.