Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
Ignorant men do not know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.
If I am young, then you should look not to age but to deeds.
Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty.
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
Shame brings no advantage in misfortunes, for silence (of the accused) is the ally of the speaker.