As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries men.

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

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

Learn how to regulate one's own house well.

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.

Do not let one's tongue outrun one's sense.