"I, schooled in misery, know many purifying rites, and I know where speech is proper and where silence."

"Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him."

"For this is the mark of a wise and upright man, not to rail against the gods in misfortune."

"When a match has equal partners then I fear not."

"The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen."

"I salute you as the Gates of Death."

"By Time and Age full many things are taught."

"For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one's friends."

"My heart's a dance of fear."

"Call no man happy till he is dead."

"Of prosperity mortals can never have enough."

"It is good even for old men to learn wisdom."

"Ask the gods nothing excessive."

"For the impious act begets more after it, like to the parent stock."

"My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair."

"To the man who himself strives earnestly God also lends a helping hand."

"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."

"Time brings all things to pass."

"The moving light, rejoicing in its strength, Sped from the pyre of pine, and urged its way, In golden glory, like some strange new sun."

"To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift."

"Since long I've held silence a remedy for harm."

"Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away."

"Death is softer by far than tyranny."

"Man was not meant for safe harbor."

"He hears but half who hears one party only."

"There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief."

"In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house."

"Wisdom comes through suffering.Trouble, with its memories of pain,Drips in our hearts as we try to sleep,So men against their willLearn to practice moderation.Favours come to us from gods."

"Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things."

"For hostile word let hostile word be paid."

"Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts."

"Everyone's quick to blame the alien."

"Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?"

"From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow."

"Against necessity against its strength no one can fight and win."

"And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain."

"Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind."

"The man whose authority is recent is always stern."

"Oh, the torment bred in the race, the grinding scream of deathand the stroke that hits the vein,the hemorrhage none can staunch, the grief,the curse no man can bear.But there is a cure in the house, and not outside it, no,not from others but from them,their bloody strife. We sing to you,dark gods beneath the earth.Now hear, you blissful powers underground - answer the call, send help.Bless the children, give them triumph now."

"Wisdom comes alone through suffering."

"It is best for the wise man not to seem wise."

"When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?"

"When a man's willing and eager the god's join in."

"Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might."

"Mourn for me rather as living than as dead."

"ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Once I've picked the finest men in Athens, I'll return. They'll rule fairly in this case, bound by a sworn oath to act with justice."

"By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water."

"There is no avoidance in delay."

"Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature."

"The man who does ill must suffer ill."