Time is the wisest counselor of all.

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.

For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.

It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one's enemies with courage.

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.

Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.