Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and not be able to.
If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
To many men much-wandering hope comes as a boon, but to many others it is the deception of vain desires.
If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.
There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, And proud men in old age learn to be wise.
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.