When a man's willing and eager God joins in.
Who except the gods can live without any pain?
The words of truth are simple.
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 th...
So in the Libyan fable it is told That once an eagle stricken with a dart Said when he saw the fashion of the shaft 'With our own feathers not by others' hands Are we now smitten.'
It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.
Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.
When a match has equal partners then I fear not.
Call no man happy till he is dead.
Ask the gods nothing excessive.
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...
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.
To the man who himself strives earnestly God also lends a helping hand.
For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.
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...
Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.
Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him.
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.