But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for his enemies.
You win the victory when you yield to friends.
A friend in word is never friend of mine.
It is God's giving if we laugh or weep.
The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.
But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.