A friend in word is never friend of mine.
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
There is no such thing as the old age of the wise.
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.