There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
Haste in every business brings failures.
The king's might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
The period of a [Persian] boy's education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.