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

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

Nothing's as good as holding on to safety.

Man's best possession is a sympathetic wife.

Let my heart be wise. It is the gods' best gift.

What we look for does not come to pass; God finds a way for what none foresaw.

To a father waxing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter; sons have spirits of a higher pitch, but less inclined to endearing fondness.