Hesiod might as well have kept his breath to cool his pottage.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

Lying is a most disgraceful vice; it first despises God, and then fears men.

Since, during storms, flames leap from the humid vapors and dark clouds emit deafening noises, is it surprising the lightning, when it strikes the ground, gives rise to truffles, which do not resemble plants?

Among real friends there is no rivalry or jealousy of one another, but they are satisfied and contented alike whether they are equal or one of them is superior.

What All The World Knows Water is the principle, or the element, of things. All things are water.

Wickedness frames the engines of her own torment. She is a wonderful artisan of a miserable life.