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

Necessity is harsh. Fate has no reprieve.

Who then will dare to say I'm weak or timid? No, they'll say I'm loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.

In this world second thoughts, it seems, are best.

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.

Our ancestors... purged their guilt by banishment, not death. And by so doing, they stopped that endless vicious cycle of murder and revenge.

Both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow.