8 Quotes by Palladas

Every woman is as bitter as gall. But she has two good moments: one in bed, the other at her death.

Is it true we Greeks are really deadand only seem alive—in our fallen statewhere we imagine that a dream is life?Or are we truly alive and is life dead?

A woman will gnaw at your bileYet she has two fine seasons:one, in her bridal bed;two, when she is dead.

A grammarian's daughter made love with a man,and the poor creature gave birth to a childwho was, in orderly sequence:masculine, feminine, and neuter.

I reached earth naked, and naked I'll go below.Why labor fruitlessly when nakedness is my end?

All life's a stage, a game. Either learn to playless than earnestly, or bear the mind's pain.

Keep your distance from the rich:no shame there, tyrants at home, they hate poverty,the mother of moderation.

Our life’s a stage, a comedy: either learn to play and take it lightly, or bear its troubles patiently.