But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.
Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.
Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
We must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day had been.
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.
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.