“It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.”

“[Hermes addresses Prometheus :] To you, the clever and crafty, bitter beyond all bitterness, who has sinned against the gods in bestowing honors upon creatures of a day--to you, thief of fire, I speak.”

“It is in the character of very few people to honour a prosperous friend without envy, and these very few people tend to become best friends.”

“It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.”

“Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?”

“They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn”

“For somehow this is tyranny's disease, to trust no friends.”