Call no man happy before he dies.

Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.

Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.

He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.

Chances rule men and not men chances.

Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

The Andrians were the first of the islanders to refuse Themistocles' demand for money. He had put it to them that they would be unable to avoid paying, because the Athenians had the support of two powerful deities, one called Persuasion and the other Compulsion.The Andrians had replied that Athens was lucky to have two such useful gods, who were obviously responsible for her wealth and greatness; unfortunately, they themselves, in their small & inadequate land, had two utterly useless deities, who refused to leave the island and insisted on staying; and their names were Poverty and Inability.