The shimmering night does not stay for mortals, not misfortunes, nor wealth, but in a moment it is gone, and to the turn of another comes joy and loss.

You should not consider a man's age but his acts.

It is God's giving if we laugh or weep.

Afterthought makes the first resolve a liar.

Best of children, sisters arm-in-arm, we must bear what the gods give us to bear-- don't fire up your hearts with so much grief. No reason to blame the pass you've come to now.

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

Success is the reward for toil.