Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.

Not even old age knows how to love death.

No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.

Yet I pity the poor wretch, though he's my enemy. He's yoked to an evil delusion, but the same fate could be mine. I see clearly: we who live are all phantoms, fleeing shadows.

Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.

What greater ornament to a son than a father's glory, or to a father than a son's honorable conduct?

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.