It matters not how long you live, but how well.
Pain will force even the truthful to speak falsely.
He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap.
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can be successful without being envied and hated.]
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.