He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.

Quote by Aeschylus

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

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

Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune...

Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune...

It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the...

It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the...

Wisdom comes alone through suffering.

Wisdom comes alone through suffering.

Only when a man's life comes to its end in prosperity dare we pronounce him...

Only when a man's life comes to its end in prosperity dare we pronounce him...

Whoever is new to power is always harsh.

Whoever is new to power is always harsh.

Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than...

Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than...

The man whose authority is recent is always stern.

The man whose authority is recent is always stern.

Death is better, a milder fate than tyranny.

Death is better, a milder fate than tyranny.

God always strives together with those who strive.

God always strives together with those who strive.

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

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

Know not to revere human things too much.

Know not to revere human things too much.

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

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

I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths.

I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths.

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

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

It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.

It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.

Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all...

Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all...

Death is softer by far than tyranny.

Death is softer by far than tyranny.

Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.

Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.

If anybody said that I should die if I did not take beef-tea or mutton,...

If anybody said that I should die if I did not take beef-tea or mutton,...