It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.