To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.

War is sweet to them that know it not.

Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.

The race of gods and men is one, and from one mother we both draw our breath. Yet all the difference in our power holds us apart, so that man is nothing, but the brazen floor of heaven is eternally unshakable.

Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.

Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.