Whenever the deity contrives misfortunes for a man, he first harms their understanding.
Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
A fearful man is always hearing things.
It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it.
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.