"A young man is embarrassed to question an older one."

"Once harm has been done, even a fool understands it."

"Miserable mortals who, like leaves, at one moment flame with life, eating the produce of the land, and at another moment weakly perish."

"Look now how mortals are blaming the gods, for they say that evils come from us, but in fact they themselves have woes beyond their share because of their own follies."

"The fates have given mankind a patient soul."

"A small rock holds back a great wave."

"Live the wonderful life that is in you."

"Anger is a bad counselor."

"The adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation than in the poem."

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

"By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean."

"Government spending? I don't know what it's all about. I don't know any more about this thing than an economist does, and, God knows, he doesn't know much."