When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.
How sweet to remember the trouble that is past.
Let my heart be wise. It is the gods' best gift.
Never say that marriage has more of joy than pain.
To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.
A just cause needs no interpreting. It carries its own case. But the unjust argument since it is sick, needs clever medicine.