فما حياتنا سوى تعب متواصل، ينجح البعض فيها بمنتهى السرعة ويتأخر البعض، بينما يتمتع البعض بالنجاح الآن. - Euripides

Doth some one say that there be gods above? There are not; no, there are not. Let no fool, Led by the old false fable, thus deceive you. Look at the facts themselves, yielding my words No undue credence: for I say that kings Kill, rob, break oaths, lay cities waste by fraud, And doing thus are happier than those Who live calm pious lives day after day. All divinity Is built-up from our good and evil luck.

We understand and recognize what is good, but we do not labor to bring it to fulfillment, some of us out of laziness, some because we put something else, some pleasure, before virtue — and there are many pleasures in life, long conversations and indolence-that pleasing vice..

Rashness in a leader causes failure; the sailor of a ship is calm, wise at the proper time. Yes, and forethought: this too is bravery.