“By Hecate, the goddess I worship more than all the others, the one I choose to help me in this work, who lives with me deep inside my home, these people won't bring pain into my heart and laugh about it.”

“Much effort, much prosperity.”

“There is just one life for each of us: our own.”

“Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise.”

“Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.”

“Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.”

“It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.”

“To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.”

“He was a wise man who originated the idea of God.”

“The good and the wise lead quiet lives.”

“The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.”