We cannot all hope to combine the pleasing qualities of good looks, brains, and eloquence.
O Friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong And let no warrior in the heat of fight, Do what may bring him shame in others' eyes
The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, as it pleases him, for he can do all things.
It is not right to exult over slain men.
Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen.
I would rather be a serf in a poor man's house and be above ground than reign among the dead.