If some appalling disaster befalls, there's Always a way for the rich.

Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account.

I know indeed what evil I intend to do, but stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury, fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils.

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.

Sufficiency's enough for men of sense.

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

Neither earth nor ocean produces a creature as savage and monstrous as woman.