An evil plan does mischief to the planner.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age.

Only fools need suffer to learn.

Far best is he who is himself all-wise, and he, too, good who listens to wise words; But whoso is not wise or lays to hear another's wisdom is a useless man.

Of themselves diseases come upon men continually by day and by night, bringing mischief to mortals silently; for wise Zeus took away speech from them. So is there no way to escape the will of Zeus

Long exercise, my friend, inures the mind; And what we once disliked we pleasing find.