Bonds and the pangs of hunger are excellent prophet doctors for the wits.
In few men is it part of nature to respect a friend's prosperity without begrudging him.
The seed of mortals broods o'er passing things, and hath nought surer than the smoke-cloud's shadow.
Nought is there in wealth That serves as bulwark 'gainst the subtle stealth Of Destiny and Doom.
Truth is always the first casualty of war.
The saying goes that the gods leave a town once it is captured.
Truly even he errs that is wiser than the wise.
We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity.
Ye waves That o'er th' interminable ocean wreathe Your crisped smiles.
Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.
Report uttered by the people is everywhere of great power.
The people's awe and innate fear will hold injustice back by day, by night, so long as the people leave the laws intact, just as they are: muddy the cleanest spring, and all you'll have to drink is muddy water.
For by the will of the gods Fate hath held sway since ancient days.
This is the law: blood spilt upon the ground cries out for more.
We shall perish by guile just as we slew.
Art is far feebler than necessity.
A great ox stands on my tongue.
High fortune, this in man's eye is god and more than god is this.
Good fortune is a god among men, and more than a god.
To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals.
For Hades is mighty in calling men to account below the earth, and with a mind that records in tablets he surveys all things.
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.
Everyone, to those weaker than themselves, is kind.
For in pure maidens, knowing not the marriage-bed, the glance of the eyes sinks from shame.
The man whose authority is recent is always stern.
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