“Oh, the torment bred in the race, the grinding scream of deathand the stroke that hits the vein,the hemorrhage none can staunch, the grief,the curse no man can bear.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.Now hear, you blissful powers underground --answer the call, send help.Bless the children, give them triumph now.”

“By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.”

“Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.”

“Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety.”

“It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.”

“Memory is the mother of all wisdom.”

“Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.”

“There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.”

“The words of truth are simple.”

“There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.”

“God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.”