What men have seen they know; But what shall come hereafter No man before the event can see, Nor what end waits for him.

A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.

Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand.

Dreadful is the mysterious power of fate; there is no deliverance from it by wealth or by war, by walled city or dark, seabeaten ships.

The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.

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.

All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.