Death is softer by far than tyranny.
~ Aeschylus
And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness and he will never come to utter ruin.
For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness.
But time growing old teaches all things.
Time brings all things to pass.
It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.
What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?
Whoever is new to power is always harsh.
Excessive fear is always powerless.
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard.
God always strives together with those who strive.
God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair.
There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.
The words of truth are simple.
There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one's friends.
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.
Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.
Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety.
Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.
By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.
