Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Love, who is most beautiful among the immortal gods, the melter of limbs, overwhelms in their hearts the intelligence and wise counsel of all gods and all men.

The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains.

It will not always be summer: build barns.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.

Don't be ridiculous. Brussels sprouts are awful. Jail is just jail.

We are homesick most for the places we have never known.

One of man's greatest obligations is anger.

Sign at a New England church: Will the last person to leave please see that the perpetual light is extinguished?

True! - nervous - very, very nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?

Where shame is, there is also fear.

Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort.

So one reason the science educators panic at the first sign of public rebellion is that they fear exposure of the implicit religious content in what they are teaching.

I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place.

In today's economy there are no experts, no 'best and brightest' with all the answers. It's up to each one of us. The only way to screw up is to not try anything.