I write a woman's oaths in water.
It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
What men have seen they know. . . .
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?