The tyrant is a child of Pride Who drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity, Until from his high crest headlong He plummets to the dust of hope.

I write a woman's oaths in water.

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.

Despair often breeds disease.

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.

An enemy's gift is ruinous and no gift.

If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.