But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for his enemies.

How terrible it is to have wisdom when it does not benefit those who have it.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.

Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

God's dice always have a lucky roll.