A glorious death is his, who for his country falls.
...if fifty bands of men surrounded us/ and every sword sang for your blood,/ you could make off still with their cows and sheep.
Wide-sounding Zeus takes away half a man's worth on the day when slavery comes upon him.
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
We mortals hear only the news, and know nothing at all.
It is equally wrong to speed a guest who does not want to go, and to keep one back who is eager. You ought to make welcome the present guest, and send forth the one who wishes to go.