Trust one who has tried.

Fortunate is he whose mind has the power to probe the causes of things and trample underfoot all terrors and inexorable fate.

Happy the person who has learned the cause of things and has put under his or her feet all fear, inexorable fate, and the noisy strife of the hell of greed.

Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.

The only safety for the conquered is to expect no safety.

Trust not the horse, O Trojans. Be it what it may, I fear the Grecians even when they offer gifts.

I feel again a spark of that ancient flame.