Unsung, the noblest deed will die.

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

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

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.

The present will not long endure.

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

The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.