The good and the wise lead quiet lives.
Money is far more persuasive than logical arguments.
I have found power in the mysteries of thought, exaltation in the changing of the Muses; I have been versed in the reasonings of men; but Fate is stronger than anything I have known.
No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.
A rare spoil for a man Is the winning of a good wife; very Plentiful are the worthless women.
The fountains of sacred rivers flow upwards (i.e., everything is turned topsy turvy).