But from the good health of the mind comes that which is dear to all and the object of prayer-happiness..

Every ruler is harsh whose laws is new..

The force of necessity is irresistible..

Truly even he errs that is wiser than the wise..

And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin..

It is always in season for old men to learn..

Good fortune is a god among men, and more than a god..

. . . it is yours women's to be silent and stay within doors..

Art is far feebler than necessity..

For know that no one is free, except Zeus..

Alas, poor men, their destiny. When all goes well a shadow will overthrow it. If it be unkind one stroke of a wet sponge wipes all the picture out..

For sufferers it is sweet to know before-hand clearly the pain that still remains for them..

Old men are always young enough to learn with profit..

Pain lays not its touch upon a corpse..

It is always the season for the old to learn..

The man whose authority is recent is always stern..

From a just fraud God turneth not away..

To make wail and lament for one's ill fortune, when one will win a tear from the audience, is well worthwhile..

This is a sickness rooted and inherent in the nature of a tyranny: that he that holds it does not trust his friends..

For Hades is mighty in calling men to account below the earth, and with a mind that records in tablets he surveys all things..

You shall learn, though late, the lesson of how to be discreet..