When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.
Do nothing immoderate.
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries men.
A youthful age is desirable, but aged youth is troublesome and grievous.
If one is strong be also merciful, so that one's neighbors may respect one rather than fear one.
Prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one's whole life.