Naked I seek the camp of those who desire nothing.

Many brave men lived before Agamemnon; but, all unwept and unknown, are lost in the distant night, since they are without a divine poet (to chronicle their deeds).

Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.

The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage eagles produce a peaceful dove.

Luck cannot change birth.

What with your friend you nobly share, At least you rescue from your heir.

We are more speedily and fatally corrupted by domestic examples of vice, and particularly when they are impressed on our minds as from authority.