What is difficult? To keep a secret, to employ leisure well, to be able to bear an injury.
A youthful age is desirable, but aged youth is troublesome and grievous.
Do not let one's tongue outrun one's sense.
Do nothing immoderate.
Prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one's whole life.
If one is strong be also merciful, so that one's neighbors may respect one rather than fear one.