A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

Oh child, may you be happier than your father, but in all other respects alike. And then you would not be bad.

Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.

Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.

Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.

Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.

Many the wonders but nothing walks stranger than man.