Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

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I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or...

I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or...

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

Evil gains work their punishment.

Evil gains work their punishment.

There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.

There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.

Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the...

Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the...

Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still...

Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still...

There is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of...

There is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of...

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

Even a poor man can receive honors.

Even a poor man can receive honors.

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

There is a time when even justice brings harm.

There is a time when even justice brings harm.

Old age and the passage of time teach all things.

Old age and the passage of time teach all things.

A day lays low and lifts up again all human things.

A day lays low and lifts up again all human things.

No one longs to live more than someone growing old.

No one longs to live more than someone growing old.

To him who is in fear everything rustles.

To him who is in fear everything rustles.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is...

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is...

There is a point at which even justice does injury.

There is a point at which even justice does injury.

Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.

Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow.

I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow.