Youth holds no society with grief.
Only one in command: that's the way in the home And the way in the state when it must find Measures best for mankind.
Gods should not resemble men in their anger!
When cheated, wife or husband feels the same.
One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.
Our lives ... are but a little while, so let them run as sweetly as you can, and give no thought to grief from day to day. For time is not concerned to keep our hopes, but hurries on its business, and is gone.