It is difficult to fight against anger; for a man will buy revenge with his soul.

Immortal mortals, mortal immortals, one living the others death and dying the others life.

The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.

Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.

The most beautiful ape is ugly when compared to a human. The wisest human will seem like an ape when compared to a god with respect to wisdom, beauty, and everything else.

The Sibyl, with frenzied mouth uttering things not to be laughed at, unadorned and unperfumed, yet reaches to a thousand years with her voice by aid of the god.

Men who are lovers of wisdom [i.e., philosophers] must be inquirers into many things.