Nothing feebler than a man does the earth raise up, of all the things which breathe and move on the earth, for he believes that he will never suffer evil in the future, as long as the gods give him success and he flourishes in his strength; but when the blessed gods bring sorrows too to pass, even these he bears, against his will, with steadfast spirit, for the thoughts of earthly men are like the day which the father of gods and men brings upon them.

Wine sets even a thoughtful man to singing, or sets him into softly laughing, sets him to dancing. Sometimes it tosses out a word that was better unspoken.

But you can't stop at one, you wanna drink another woman!

It never was our guise to slight the poor, or aught humane despise.

Don't mess with the dead, boy, they have eerie powers.

The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.

Why, you could wake up dead tomorrow