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.

Quote by Aeschylus

It is always in season for old men to learn.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune.

Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune.

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

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

The man whose authority is recent is always stern.

The man whose authority is recent is always stern.

In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust...

In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust...

He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.

He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.

For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one...

For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one...

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

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

They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim...

They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim...

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

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

It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.

It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.

In few men is it part of nature to respect a friend's prosperity without begrudging...

In few men is it part of nature to respect a friend's prosperity without begrudging...

In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust...

In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust...

It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend...

It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend...

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

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

It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.

It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.

There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the...

There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the...

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times

And now this word to all of you: You should be like one big happy...

And now this word to all of you: You should be like one big happy...

Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under the protection of the...

Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under the protection of the...