Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.

And Zeus will destroy this race of mortal men too, when they, at their birth, have grey hair on their temples.

There is also an evil report; light, indeed, and easy to raise, but difficult to carry, and still more difficult to get rid of.

Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again.

He's only harming himself who's bent upon harming another

It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.

Aegis-bearing Zeus has a design for each occasion, and mortals find this hard to comprehend.