"It is the lot of man to suffer, and the best of men to suffer most."

"And bid your handmaids to do their work. But stories concern men, all men, but especially me, for mine is the power in the house."

"Zeus it seems has given us from youth to old age a nice ball of wool to wind-nothing but wars upon wars until we shall perish every one."

"Few sons are like their father, most are worse, a very few are better than their father."

"He knew a good many tricks, but she knew more."