But When The Dust Has Drunk The

For It Would Be Better To Die Once And For All Than To Suffer Pain For All One's Life.

Nought Is There In Wealth That Serves As Bulwark 'gainst The Subtle Stealth Of Destiny And Doom.

The Evils Of Mortals Are Manifold; Nowhere Is Trouble Of The Same Wing Seen.

[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.

Pleasantest Of All Ties Is The Tie Of Host And Guest.