Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
The shimmering night does not stay for mortals, not misfortunes, nor wealth, but in a moment it is gone, and to the turn of another comes joy and loss.
But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.
To throw awayan honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away.
In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace.
And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool's eye.