To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.
We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.
High fortune, this in man's eye is god and more than god is this.
If you are not envied, you are not enviable.
Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.
When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along.