» Every ruler is harsh whose laws is new.
» It is always in season for old men to learn.
» When a match has equal partners then I fear not.
» God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
» Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
» It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
» Death is softer by far than tyranny.
» In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
» When a man's willing and eager the god's join in.
» When one is willing and eager, the Gods join in.