Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.
Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind.
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.
It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.
And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain.
What exists outside is a man's concern; let no woman give advice; and do no mischief within doors.
A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.
There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.
Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.
God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
Words are the physicians of a mind diseased.
There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy's hand, when you hate mutually.
If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful.
By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.
When a man's willing and eager the god's join in.
We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity.
Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.
The wisest of the wise may err.
Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?
