It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.
No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death--what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
Stranger in a strange country.