"The gods do not give all men the gift of song."

"Men are so quick to blame the gods: they say that we devise their misery. But they themselves- in their depravity- design grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns."

"The gods are not mocked."

"A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time."

"Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man."