For every nation that lives peaceably, there will be many others to grow hard and push their arrogance to extremes; the gods attend to these things slowly. But they attend to those who put off God and turn to madness.

You cannot know a man's life before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad.

The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.

Fortune never helps the fainthearted.

Great Time makes all things dim.

If they are just, they are better than clever.

If I am young, then you should look not to age but to deeds.