If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, never forget it.

Prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one's whole life.

As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries men.

Do not make too much haste on one's road.

When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.

If one is strong be also merciful, so that one's neighbors may respect one rather than fear one.

What is difficult? To keep a secret, to employ leisure well, to be able to bear an injury.