Short quotes

Collection of phrases and short quotes to share on your social networks.

Fortune is like a garment: too loose it burdens us, and too tight it oppresses us.

Genius is revealed in adverse fortune; in prosperity, it is concealed.

The lofty gifts of the gods cannot be easily destroyed by mortal men, nor yield to their forces.

No matter how brave a man may be, he cannot fight beyond what his strength allows.

Men tire before sleeping, loving, singing, and dancing than they do from making war.

The gods plotted misfortunes so that men and future generations would have something to sing about.

What is eternal life but accepting the moment that comes and the moment that goes?