Think not that thy word and thine alone must be right.

Don’t think that only you are right.

Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.

The greatest misfortune is not death, but rather when we wish to die but cannot.

There is an ancient saying, famous among men, that thou shouldst not judge fully of a man's life before he die, whether it should be called blest or wretched.

Ancient saying: no matter Whether a person's life should be considered happy or miserable, you cannot evaluate his life until he dies.

In a just cause the weak o’ercome the strong.

With just cause, the weak can defeat the strong.

Nobody loves life like an old man.

Nobody loves life like an old man.

Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.

Do not do anything secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.

It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.

It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.

If it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief.

If weeping could heal the pain and raise the dead, That grief is rarer than gold. (There is no more sorrow in the world)

The truth is always the strongest argument.

The truth is always the strongest argument.

Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.

Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.

Fortune will never be on the side of a person who lacks courage.

No oath too binding for a lover.

There is no harsh oath in the eyes of a lover.

Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand.

Thoughts are more powerful than strength of hand.

If I am Sophocles, I am not mad; and if I am mad, I am not Sophocles.

If I am still me, I am not mad; if I am mad , I am no longer me.