It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
There is nothing in the whole world which abides. All things are in a state of ebb and flow, and every shadow passes away. Even time itself, like a river, is constantly gliding away .
The result justifies the deed.
Calumny ever pursues the great, even as the winds hurl themselves on high places.
Little things please little minds.
Time is the devourer of all things.