There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, And proud men in old age learn to be wise.
Children are the anchors of a mother's life.
Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue.
It is God's giving if we laugh or weep.
I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow.
A fool cannot be an actor, though an actor may act a fool's part.