 Everyone's quick to blame the alien. |
| Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things. |
| And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin. |
| God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind. |
| He who goes unenvied shall not be admired. |
| You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense. |
| The wisest of the wise may err. |
| There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls. |
| Know not to revere human things too much. |
| It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered. |
| We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity. |
| The one knowing what is profitable, and not the man knowing many things, is wise. |
| I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget. |
| Words are the physicians of a mind diseased. |
| For know that no one is free, except Zeus. |
| We shall perish by guile just as we slew. |
| It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill. |
| By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
