There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
Creatures of a day, what is any one? What is he not? Man is but a dream of a shadow. Yet when there comes as a gift of heaven a gleam of sunshine, there rest upon men a radiant light and, aye, a gentle life.
Learn what you are and be such.
War is sweet for those who haven't experienced it.