...Perses, hear me out on justice, and take what I have to say to heart; cease thinking of violence. For the son of Kronos, Zeus, has ordained this law to men: that fishes and wild beasts and winged birds should devour one another, since there is no justice in them; but to mankind he gave justice which proves for the best.

The man who is rich in fancy thinks that his wagon is already built; poor fool, he does not know that there are a hundred timbers to a wagon.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men.

For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike.

Gain not base gains; base gains are the same as losses.