Goddess-nurse of the young, give ear to my prayer, and grant that this woman may reject the love-embraces of youth and dote on grey-haired old men whose powers are dulled, but whose hearts still desire.

Because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything.

Young people are thoughtless as a rule.

Sing, O muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.

The stars never lie, but the astrologers lie about the stars.

And they die an equal death — the idler and the man of mighty deeds.

How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!