Man's worst ill is stubbornness of heart.
It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
When you can prove me wrong, then call me blind.
Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.
But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.
For every nation that lives peaceably, there will be many others to grow hard and push their arrogance to extremes; the gods attend to these things slowly. But they attend to those who put off God and turn to madness.