It Is An Ill Thing To Be

The Wisest Of The Wise May Err.

Simple Is The Speech Of Truth.

The People's Awe And Innate Fear Will Hold Injustice Back By Day, By Night, So Long As The People Leave The Laws Intact, Just As They Are: Muddy The Cleanest Spring, And All You'll Have To Drink Is Muddy Water.

Who Apart From The Gods Is Without Pain For His Whole Lifetime's Length?

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