Oftener than not the old are uncontrollable; Their tempers make them difficult to deal with.

Who cannot open an honest mind No friend will he be of mine.

Of mortals there is no one who is happy. If wealth flows in upon one, one may be perhaps luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy.

Numbers are a fearful thing.

There is as much confusion in the world of the gods as in ours.

It's the wise man who stays home when he's drunk.

In goodness there are all kinds of wisdom.