I hate, and yet must love the thing I hate.
It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
There is no such thing as pure, unalloyed pleasure; some bitter ever mingles with the sweet.
The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
Anyone can be rich in promises.
Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.