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.

A lie never lives to be old.

No yield to the dead! Never stab the fighter when he's down. Where's the glory, killing the dead twice over?

Oh child, may you be happier than your father, but in all other respects alike. And then you would not be bad.

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

If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred light of injustice shines bright.

Show me the man who keeps his house in hand, He's fit for public authority.