For no one loves the bearer of bad tidings.
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
Not even Ares battles against necessity.
It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
We must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day had been.
Sleep's the only medicine that gives ease.