The foolish man lies awake all night Thinking of his many problems; When the morning comes he is worn out And his trouble is just as it was.
Norse Proverb
Once harm has been done, even a fool understands it.
The Iliad Homer
Primus in orbe deos fecit timor.
Statius
Let no one think of me that I am humble or weak or passive; let them understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, loyal to my friends. To such a life glory belongs.
Medea Euripedes
Death is better, a milder fate than tyranny.
Agamemnon Aeschylus
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, To speak dishonorably is pardonable.
Creusa Sophocles
The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in ourselves if we are underlings.
Shakespeare
He who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself.
John Milton
It is never too late with us, so long as we are aware of our faults and bear them impatiently.
Jacobi
What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.