Even success softens not the heart of the envious.

When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.

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.

Mother of the Sun, Theia of many names, for your sake men honor gold as more powerful than anything else; and through the value you bestow on them, o queen, ships contending on the sea and yoked teams of horses in swift-whirling contests become marvels.

Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection

A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.

Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen