Hate is a bottomless cup; I will pour and pour

A sharp-tempered woman, or, for that matter, a man, Is easier to deal with than the clever type Who holds her tongue.

When the anger of the gods is incurred, wealth or power only bring more devastating punishment.

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.

Waste no tears over the griefs of yesterday.

There is no harbor of peace from the changing waves of joy and despair.

I think it makes small difference to the dead, if they are buried in the tokens of luxury. All that is an empty glorification left for those who live.