"Money is the wise man's religion."
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"Money is the wise man's religion."
"Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes."
"Reason can wrestle and overthrow terror."
"The daughters of Sparta are never at home! They mingle with the young men in wrestling matches."
"No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow."
"Alas, how right the ancient saying is: We, who are old, are nothing else but noise And shape. Like mimicries of dreams we go, And have no wits, although we think us wise."
"To a father waxing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter; sons have spirits of a higher pitch, but less inclined to endearing fondness."
"No one who lives in error is free."
"Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head."
"Bodies devoid of mind are as statues in the market place."
"I know indeed what evil I intend to do, but stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury, fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils."
"To the ignorant, even the words of wise seem foolishness."
"Money is far more persuasive than logical arguments."
"Let a man accept his destiny, No pity and no tears."
"Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything."
"Do we, holding that the gods exist, deceive ourselves with insubstantial dreams and lies, while random careless chance and change alone control the world?"
"Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm; great good fortune comes to failure in the end. All is change; all yields its place and goes; to persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man. The coward despairs."
"God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it."
"Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain."
"Cleverness is not wisdom."