We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Whom the dawn sees proud, evening sees prostrate.
The book-keeping of benefits is simple: it is all expenditure; if any one returns it, that is clear gain; if he does not return it, it is not lost, I gave it for the sake of giving.
It should be our care not so much to live a long life as a satisfactory one.
Resistance to oppression is second nature.