No more shall ye behold such sights of woe, deeds I have suffered and myself have wrought; henceforward quenched in darkness shall ye see those ye should ne'er have seen; now blind to those whom, when I saw, I vainly yearned to know.

One thinking it is right to speak all things, whether the word is fit for speech or unutterable.

Let be the future: mind the present need and leave the rest to whom the rest concerns ... present tasks claim our care: the ordering of the future rests where it should rest.

For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is just one more night.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.

Rash indeed is he who reckons on tomorrow, or happily on the days beyond it; for tomorrow is not, until today is past.