Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him.
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.
It is a light thing for whoever keeps his foot outside trouble to advise and counsel him that suffers.
We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity.
The man who does ill must suffer ill.
I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget.
When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?
It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill.
Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.
The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen.
We shall perish by guile just as we slew.
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 same fate will always blow fair.
And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain.
A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.
If you pour oil and vinegar into the same vessel, you would call them not friends but opponents.
Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.
Know not to revere human things too much.
There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy's hand, when you hate mutually.
Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.
For hostile word let hostile word be paid.
