What men have seen they know. . . .
Wonders are many, and none is more wonderful than man; the power that crosses the white sea, driven by the stormy wind, making a path under surges that threaten to engulf him.
What greater ornament to a son than a father's glory, or to a father than a son's honorable conduct?
Often have brief words laid men low and then raise them up.
It can be no dishonor to learn from others when they speak good sense.
A fearful man is always hearing things.