Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
For as the body grows old, so the wits grow old and become blind towards all things alike.
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
A man calumniated is doubly injured -- first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it.
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
The king's might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.