“We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.”

The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

Laws are subordinate to custom.

That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.

He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.

You drown him by your talk.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

A mouse does not rely on just one hole.

I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.

Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.

Riches, rightly used, breed delight.

The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.

Good things soon find a purchaser.

How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!

Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.

The stronger always succeeds.

Fear is the mother of all gods … Nature does all things spontaneously, by herself, without the meddling of the gods.

This coming and going of the inner life – because this is what it is – is a curse and a blessing.

I think that I am among the few lucky ones who are exploiting complexity.

Confuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that all have equal endowments.

You will stir up the hornets.

. It has to look real. That in itself becomes challenging because you have to learn it straight away.

He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.

There are games in which it is better to lose than win.