Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
The Greeks could be a crushing bore. I recommend dressing everyone in combat fatigues or S&M gear.
For no one loves the bearer of bad tidings.
Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.
Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty.