A little river seems to him, who has never seen a larger river, a mighty stream; and so with other things-a tree, a man-anything appears greatest to him that never knew a greater.

So rolling time changes the seasons of things. What was of value, becomes in turn of no worth.

Violence and injury enclose in their net all that do such things, and generally return upon him who began.

Men are eager to tread underfoot what they have once too much feared.

But if one should guide his life by true principles, man's greatest riches is to live on a little with contented mind; for a little is never lacking.

For every one feels to what purpose he can use his own powers. Before the horns of a calf appear and sprout from his forehead, he butts with them when angry, and pushes passionately.

Custom renders love attractive; for that which is struck by oft-repeated blows however lightly, yet after long course of time is overpowered and gives way. See you not too that drops of water falling on rocks after long course of time scoop a hole through these rocks?

To avoid falling into the toils of love is not so hard as, after you are caught, to get out of the nets you are in and to break through the strong meshes of Venus.

What is food to one, is to others bitter poison.

By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death.