It is better to believe in men too rashly, and regret, than believe too meanly. Men could be more than they are, if they would try for it. He has shown them that.
There is nothing like despair to make one throw oneself upon the gods.
It is bitter to lose a friend to evil before one loses him to death.
But courage without conduct is the virtue of a robber, or a tyrant.
Longing performs all things
You can make an audience see nearly anything, if you yourself believe in it.