The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.

More from Phrixus. Frag. 970.

• A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
• A bad beginning makes a bad ending. — olus. Frag. 32.
• Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.
• I know, indeed, the evil of that I purpose; but my inclination gets the better of my judgment.
• Man’s best possession is a sympathetic wife.
• Man's best possession is a sympathetic wife. Antigone. Frag 164.