Bad company corrupts good character.
Menander
Whom the gods love dies young.
We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
Culture makes all men gentle.
Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
Riches cover a multitude of woes.
Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.
The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind.
Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
Old men are children for the second time.
I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
'Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'
The character of a man is known from his conversations.
The man who runs may fight again.
The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
The Truth, sometimes not sought for, comes forth to the light.
Intelligence, if it is clever in the direction of the better, is responsible for the greatest benefits of all.
The spoken word is man's physician in grief. For this alone has soothing charms for the soul.
To refrain from all injustice renders us also humane.
A thing hard to track is Fortune.
'Tis always best to tell the truth. At every crisis, I recommend this as a chief contribution to security in life.
It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
When at a loss about something, go and take counsel by yourself. For in the midst of shouting, the advantageous course is not to be seen, but as one reasons with oneself, it shines out clear.
The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.
