Because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything.

Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.

So peaceful shalt thou end thy blissful days, And steal thyself from life by slow decays.

Death submits to no one.

Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen.

Better to live or die, once and for all, than die by inches.

Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart, Utters another.

There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.

Trying is the first step toward failure.

In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!

If any man obeys the gods, they listen to him also.

Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.

The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.

After the event, even a fool is wise.

Go on with a spirit that fears nothing.

The journey is its own reward.

The stars never lie, but the astrologers lie about the stars.

The man who acts the least, upbraids the most.

I needed another soda. I’d only had six since breakfast.