The brash unbridled tongue, the lawless folly of fools, will end in pain. But the life of wise content is blest with quietness, escapes the storm and keeps its house secure.

If there are none [gods], All our toil is without meaning.

If one must do a wrong, it's best to do it pursuing power-otherwise, let's have virtue.

courage is the gift of character

Alas!-but why Alas? It is the lot of mortality we experience.

I hate it in friends when they come too late to help.

Nothing's as good as holding on to safety.