[Greek: hoi pleiones kakoi]—The majority of mankind are 35 bad. Bias, one of the seven sages.
[Greek: hoi polloi]—The multitude; the masses.
[Greek: hoiê per phyllôn geneê, toiêde kai andrôn]—As is the generation of leaves, such is that of men. Hom.
Oil, wine, and friends improve by age. It. Pr.
[Greek: oimoi; ti d' oimoi? thnêta gar peponthamen]—Alas! but why alas? We only suffer what other mortals do.
[Greek: oinou de mêket' ontos, ouk estin Kypris]—Where 40 there is no longer any wine there is no love. Euripides.
[Greek: hokosa pharmaka ouk iêtai sidêros iêtai, hosa sidêros ouk iêtai pyr iêtai]—What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will. Hippocrates.
Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually, as is thought. Rahel.
Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that it is of more value than all the pleasures of youth. Cic.